The tribesmen of Pentecost Island, located in the south Pacific, are renowned for their death defying rite of passage called land diving. It works like this:
The men in each village construct elaborate wooden platforms on steep hillsides. These platforms can take up to seven weeks to build. Then during the early summer in a ceremony that’s considered a rite of passage for young men, and is also believed to bring a good harvest, they climb to the top of the tower and jump.
That is one heck of a way to become a man. I’m kind of glad I didn’t have to do that. Share this story by clicking below.