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Last Updated: Saturday, 17 February 2007, 13:45 GMT

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Cargo cult lives on in South Pacific
By Phil Mercer
BBC News, Tanna, Vanuatu


At the base of a sacred volcano in an isolated corner of the South Pacific young men play the "Star Spangled Banner" on bamboo flutes.


Islanders have celebrated John Frum's generosity for 50 years
Every February they parade in old US army uniforms with wooden weapons.

Others go bare-chested with the letters "USA" painted in bright red letters on their bodies.

Nearby, a giant Stars and Stripes flutters in the breeze from the main flagpole.

This is the heart of John Frum country on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu.


Villagers at Sulphur Bay worship a mystical figure who they believe will one day bring them wealth and happiness.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6370991.stm

[Hollywoodaction]

There's also a cargo cult on Tanna that thinks Prince Philip is a god because he visited the island in 1974.

[spliff]

Maybe it has to do w/ all that free beer we drop on them.