BACK TO

MY ROOTS

FESTIVAL

When

15TH

- 17TH

AUGUST

2019

TAKING YOU BACK TO THE ROOTS

This stunning festival will take you back to the history of the North Ambrym unveiling secrets of how the ancient Ambrym people live in the

past. You will see different custom performances and arts from this island known

to be the Black magic island.

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BACK TO MY ROOTS FESTIVAL 13,110VT pp

Program

Day 1- Thursday 15th of August 2019

� 10:00am- Opening Ceremony

� Welcome Dance

� Welcome speech

� Yeng Dance � 11:00am- Custom Dance (pay tribute to a high chief dead)

� 11:30am Lepie Dance

� 12:00pm Lunch break

� 13:00pm Tamtam demonstration

� Bambu Flute demonstration � Magic Demonstration

� Sand Drawing demonstration � 14:00pm Children’s traditional dance

� Closing Dance (Roplar Dance)

Day 2 Friday 16th August 2019

� 10:00am – Custom Dance (Women) � 10:30am- Yeng Dance

� 11:00am- Namangke Dance � Traditional Cooking demonstration

� 12:00pm- Lunch Break � 13:00pm- Pilpilan Dance

� 13:30pm- Children’s demonstration activities

� Custom Dance (women) � Yam Dance

� Sand drawing demonstration � 14:30pm- Pata Dance (closing dance)

18:00pm- Island Night (Program Enclosed)

ay1: Thursday 15 D Day 3 Saturday 17th August 2019

� 9:30am- Custom Story (Pouviaserolal-The carnivorous stone) � Custom story (Rom Mask)

� 10:00am- Custom Dance (Rom Dance)

� 12:00pm- Lunch Break

� 13:00pm- Magic Demonstration

� Custom Story of Chief Sekor Nakamal

� Custom Story of killing pig

� 14:00pm Poplar dance

End of Program

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Island

ISLAND NIGHT- PROGRAM

16TH AUGUST 2019

Program

Day 2 of the Back to my roots festival

� 18:00pm:- Opening program

• Welcome Speech (MC) • Kava Ceremony’

� 19:00pm: Dinner, entertainment by local String band

� 19:30pm: Custom Story

• Open activities (tourist can perform any of his talents)

• String Band dance

� 20:30pm: Custom fire dance

� 21:00pm End of Program