Land Divers of Pentecost Island
This ritual has been practised for centuries and is considered the precursor to modern bungee jumping. It's not for the faint hearted. Sometimes people die.
Land diving on Pentecost Island, known as Naghol or the “land diving ritual”, is a culturally significant tradition practised by the people living on an island in Vanuatu, located in the South Pacific. It’s a ceremonial rite in which men leap headfirst from tall wooden towers, r…
