the tiny South Pacific island of Pentecost is home to what may be the
Pentecost is home to what may be the
Pentecost is home to what may be the most dangerous test of faith in the
most dangerous test of faith in the
most dangerous test of faith in the world every year village elders organize
world every year village elders organize
world every year village elders organize a ritual designed to secure the God’s
a ritual designed to secure the God’s
a ritual designed to secure the God’s favor in a spectacular and frightening
favor in a spectacular and frightening
favor in a spectacular and frightening display called land of young men and
display called land of young men and
display called land of young men and boys some just 5 years old
boys some just 5 years old
boys some just 5 years old literally risk their necks only to
literally risk their necks only to
literally risk their necks only to fragile vines save them from crashing in
fragile vines save them from crashing in
fragile vines save them from crashing in the dairy it’s the ancient precursor of
the dairy it’s the ancient precursor of
the dairy it’s the ancient precursor of bungee jump but here it’s considered a
bungee jump but here it’s considered a
bungee jump but here it’s considered a sacrifice for the survival of the
sacrifice for the survival of the
sacrifice for the survival of the community chief Willie Orion bebut
community chief Willie Orion bebut
community chief Willie Orion bebut presides over his villages ceremony when
presides over his villages ceremony when
presides over his villages ceremony when they climb on a tower they have no fear
they climb on a tower they have no fear
they climb on a tower they have no fear because it’s definitely the man stay
because it’s definitely the man stay
because it’s definitely the man stay healthy to put a peer out and then he
healthy to put a peer out and then he
healthy to put a peer out and then he must jump he must take a lecture do the
must jump he must take a lecture do the
must jump he must take a lecture do the job
by some estimates land diving dates back
by some estimates land diving dates back 15 centuries its exact origin is obscure
15 centuries its exact origin is obscure
15 centuries its exact origin is obscure but it is tied to the local religion of
but it is tied to the local religion of
but it is tied to the local religion of animism people here believe in a world
animism people here believe in a world
animism people here believe in a world of spirits that demands offerings
of spirits that demands offerings
of spirits that demands offerings originally divers would perform just
originally divers would perform just
originally divers would perform just after the yam harvest to thank the gods
after the yam harvest to thank the gods
after the yam harvest to thank the gods and to assure another fruitful crop
the village of wali is one of several on
the village of wali is one of several on the island that holds land diving
the island that holds land diving
the island that holds land diving rituals every April in a Willie Warren
rituals every April in a Willie Warren
rituals every April in a Willie Warren supervises the towers construction I
supervises the towers construction I
supervises the towers construction I feel that our when my father is still
feel that our when my father is still
feel that our when my father is still alive when my father died and I took his
alive when my father died and I took his
alive when my father died and I took his place by jump day nine men have
place by jump day nine men have
place by jump day nine men have volunteered down a vine brace but this
volunteered down a vine brace but this
volunteered down a vine brace but this data is not in the past a snap vine
data is not in the past a snap vine
data is not in the past a snap vine resulted in a fractured hip others have
resulted in a fractured hip others have
resulted in a fractured hip others have broken collarbones
traditionally Highlanders believe that
traditionally Highlanders believe that the higher the jump the greater the
the higher the jump the greater the
the higher the jump the greater the blessing men brave enough to die from
blessing men brave enough to die from
blessing men brave enough to die from the top secured a good yam crop and the
the top secured a good yam crop and the
the top secured a good yam crop and the prosperity of the community Willie
prosperity of the community Willie
prosperity of the community Willie Warren is one of their best landowners
Warren is one of their best landowners
Warren is one of their best landowners he gets a raucous welcome Willie must
he gets a raucous welcome Willie must
he gets a raucous welcome Willie must jump out as far as he can to avoid
jump out as far as he can to avoid
jump out as far as he can to avoid impaling himself of the towers rough
impaling himself of the towers rough
impaling himself of the towers rough laws he urges on the singers summoning
laws he urges on the singers summoning
laws he urges on the singers summoning support
Willie proves why he is a land dive
Willie proves why he is a land dive champion he’s strong enough to spring
champion he’s strong enough to spring
champion he’s strong enough to spring back on his feet an accomplishment few
back on his feet an accomplishment few
back on his feet an accomplishment few can match it’s a performance worthy of
can match it’s a performance worthy of
can match it’s a performance worthy of the gods and a personal test of strength
the gods and a personal test of strength
the gods and a personal test of strength bravery and faith
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