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Begin and finish at Goroka. You can travel around Goroka, Papua New Guinea, for four days with the In-depth Cultural trip Goroka Festival. The Goroka Festival covers lodging, food, transportation, and other expenses. Take part in one of the world’s greatest tribal gatherings, bringing together over 100 tribes and attracting thousands of locals dressed traditionally to gain insight into rituals that are otherwise unknown. With remarkable performances of traditional song, dance, and rituals, and dressed in distinctive clothes, vibrant colors, and striking face paintings, the tribes passionately showcase their unique traditions. Come experience the largest sing-song in Papua New Guinea, the Goroka Festival, with us.
Salutations from Papua New Guinea. You will be greeted at the airport and taken to your accommodation upon your arrival in Goroka.
After dining at the hotel for lunch, proceed to Keiya village. Here, you may take in some amazing cultural performances, such as the "Cane Swallowing" ceremony, which involves boys being initiated by pushing a cane rope through their mouth and into their stomach in order to purify themselves. The initiation, known among the Bena people of the Eastern Highlands as Dring Kol Wara (Drink Cold Water), is a male-only ritual. Women were never permitted to see it, much less learn about it, in the past. The cane is carefully carved to achieve a smooth surface to allow easy ingestion. With careful preparations, final touches are made to bend the cane into a U-shape before hanging it to dry in kitchen huts. It is dried for about one month before being used. Every now and then the dried cane is taken out and left in water to regain moisture to maintain its outer covering. Its length may vary from two to three metres.
The initiation period may last for two to three months, depending on the amount of pork available for meals in the ‘haus man’. Mothers of young boys cry for their sons as they are taken away to learn their custom and embrace manhood. The cane's smooth surface is achieved through careful carving to facilitate simple consumption. The cane is bent into a U shape with meticulous preparations, and then it is hung in kitchen huts to dry. Before being utilized, it is dried for approximately one month. The dried cane is periodically removed and submerged in water to replenish moisture and preserve its outer layer. It can range in length from two to three meters.
Depending on how much pork is offered for meals in the "haus man," the introductory period may last two to three months. When their kids are sent away to learn their customs and embrace manhood, mothers of small boys weep for them.Initiates must sleep face up on their backs during this initiation process since it is thought that this will lengthen and straighten the intestines in preparation for the Neheya. The initiates are fed only pork fat and boiling kaukau (sweet potato), as it is believed that this cuisine, called hosamaya, will facilitate the cane's easy passage through the digestive system. Only elderly ladies who have past menopause prepare it. Seeing this age-old ritual in action is a unique experience. Head back to your hotel to have dinner. Three nights at Emanuel Lodge, or somewhere similar
After a leisurely breakfast, head out around 7:30 am to familiarize yourself with the event. The vocal ensembles begin to arrive at 9 a.m. Their vivid face painting, colorful traditional clothing, and body art will wow you. Discover the significance of the various costume types in these people's cultures. As thousands of warriors, all clad in the finest traditional regalia, perform and sing, your senses will be awakened by colors, kundu drums, and chanting. With its unique cultures and languages, each group promises to surpass the others. Meet the dancers by moving among them, shaking hands.
You and your guide will enjoy yet another festival day at the arena this morning. There will be a picnic lunch available so you don't have to miss any of the fun. You will visit the McCarthy Museum, which is close to the showground, after the festival, which ends around three o'clock. The primary holdings of the museum are specimens and relics from the Highlands area, such as sandstones used to make stone blades, wooden bowls, stone mortars, and stone blades. Along with WWII artifacts, there's a P-39 Airacobra on exhibit.
You will be picked up from your hotel at 7:00 am following breakfast and taken to the airport in time for your flight to Port Moresby (flight not included).
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