- Ritual
- Naghol／land diving
- Region and community
- バヌアツ・Pentecost島／Sa地域など
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation
- Legal age of majority
- VanuatuGeneral civil age of majority remains unidentified · The voting age is 18. Marriage is subject to separate age and consent rules. The general civil age of majority remains unidentified.Vanuatu · Law and supporting sources 1 · Law and supporting sources 2
About the rite
Naghol, practiced on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, takes place during the yam harvest season. Participants dive from a wooden tower with vines tied around their ankles. Vanuatu’s official tourism authority describes it both as a harvest observance connected with fertility and as a passage through which boys demonstrate courage on the way to adult status. Participation begins at lower levels, while older and more experienced divers may jump from higher platforms.
Community knowledge guides the building of the tower, the selection of vines, and the preparation of participants. The practice carries serious health risks.
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