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Land diving originated from a legendary tale of marital discord. Years ago, a village woman was trying to escape her abusive husband. She fled and climbed up a tall tree. Her husband Tamalie climbed up after her, intending to continue her beating.To his surprise, she jumped from the tree, presumably to her death. He followed her, in either grief or an attempt to catch her. What he didn't know was that she had tied vines to her ankles. So she survived the fall. Tamalie, on the other hand,did not.
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land diving is a ritual performed by the men of the southern part of pentecost island,vanuatu
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they start at age 7 until death to prove their manliness
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a diver can change his mind at any time without fear of humiliation
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they build the tower during the dry season because the vines have the best elasticity during the dry season
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IS WHEN THE MEN JUMP OFF A TOWER 20-30 METER which attempted to stop diving
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Queen Elizabeth II Visited venawatu she witnessed a man lnjered himself badly and later died