Festivals
With 83 islands, its not surprising that Vanuatu's arts and traditions vary from island to isalnd, and this diversity contributes to the country's unique cultural identity.
Vanuatu art forms centre on the human form and traditional interpretation of what ancestral figures looked like. The most important artefacts are made for nimangki grade-traking ceremonies: these days the best examples come from areas wehre this is still an integral part of village life and are also display during festivals.
Islanders oftern believe that ritual objects are take over by malevolent spirits durig or after the ceremony. For these reason, such artefacts may be destroyed as soon as the ceremony for which they were made is completed.
Vanuatu art forms centre on the human form and traditional interpretation of what ancestral figures looked like. The most important artefacts are made for nimangki grade-traking ceremonies: these days the best examples come from areas wehre this is still an integral part of village life and are also display during festivals.
Islanders oftern believe that ritual objects are take over by malevolent spirits durig or after the ceremony. For these reason, such artefacts may be destroyed as soon as the ceremony for which they were made is completed.
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