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Pentecost Dancer

Pentecost Dancer

A dancer from the island of Pentecost performs as part of the special custom adoption ceremony for the ordination and consecration ceremony for the new Catholic Bishop of Vanuatu Father John Bosco Baremes.

Boy from Tanna Island re-enacts the reception locals gave the first European arrivals. Tanna boy preparing tarot. School boys on Nguna Island. Tanna Island boys. The 'Chinese' Nancy, a Mt Yasur local is called the 'chinese' by her friends. She has a Chinese father and a Melanesion mother. Tanna boy waiting in Lenakel hospital. Tanna boy waiting in Lenakel hospital. Girl attending the ordination and consecration ceremony for the new Catholic Bishop of Vanuatu Father John Bosco Baremes. Grade 6 girl on her first day of school for 2010, Nguna Island. Grade 6 girl on her first day of school for 2010, Nguna Island. Nguna lady returns from a family plot with a bag of fresh chillies and a piece of firewood. David Hosea proudly displaying his first ever rice harvest. Tanna Island. Collecting fresh magma. Locals carrying firewood on the rim of Mt Yasur Volcano. Mt Yasur volcano erupts. Tanna boys riding the twice daily public truck across island. Just ordained Catholic dignitaries wearing garlands Catholic Dignitaries greet locals of Vanuatu. Vanuatu Custom Dancer Waiting to dance. Waiting to perform. Pentecost Dancer Pentecost Dancer Pentecost Chief Mr. Wreath Bule Acting a broken leg Campfire inside the Banyan tree