Each spring, just after the first yams begin to emerge from the soil, the men of the South Pacific island of Pentecost erect enormous wooden towers, some as tall as seventy-five feet, in each of... »

Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Dylan and Josh

Cargo cults tend to refer to any primitive society who revere the goods, or cargo, of first world countries as spiritual gifts. During WWII, the island of Tanna in Vanuatu had its first glimpse of... »

Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by tralfamadore, Dylan and others