Vanuatu - Blue Planet at Back to My Roots Festival in Ambrym

The community of Olal in North Ambrym has welcomed visitors to it’s famous “Back to my roots” Festival since over 10 years. This event happens yearly in mid to late August. Check with Tourism office for exact schedule. This 3-day festival includes chief grading ceremony with pig killing as well as the unique “rom dance”. Some other activities than dancing are also presented like sand drawings, bamboo flute music, ancestral drumming signals and magic demonstrations. Filmed in August 2015.