The ritual of land diving (called N'gol) is no doubt one of the most spectacular events, with real risk to life and limb. Some think it stays behind the bungee jumping.
It is practiced by the indigenous of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu Archipelago (former New Hebrides), in the Pacific Ocean at 2000 km east off the Queensland's Australian coast. Currently, the jump is practiced only on the southern part of the island.
The local legend attributes the origin of the ritual to the legend of Tamale. The man had a younger women who run off often. He beat his woman and she ran away, hiding in a tall tree. Tamale climbed to her but as he made his final grab, she leaped. Tamale jumped after her, but while his wife had tied vines around her ankles and survived the fall, he crushed to the soil.
The ritual of land diving (called N'gol) is no doubt one of the most spectacular events, with real risk to life and limb. Some think it stays behind the bungee jumping.It is practiced by the indigenous of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu Archipelago (former New Hebrides), in the Pacific Ocean at 2000 km east off the Queensland's Australian coast. Currently, the jump is practiced only on the southern part of the island.The local legend attributes the origin of the ritual to the legend of Tamale. The man had a younger women who run off often. He beat his woman and she ran away, hiding in a tall tree. Tamale climbed to her but as he made his final grab, she leaped. Tamale jumped after her, but while his wife had tied vines around her ankles and survived the fall, he crushed to the soil.
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