Before you enter Millenium Cave for the first time it is a Melanesian custom to have paint applied to your face to show respect for the spirits of the cave.
Sala, my guide, explained that the symbols represent the birds and bats in the cave as well as the boulders and the zig zag course you must take.
Failing or refusing to have your face painted invites injury-----or worse.
In my case, as usual, I respected the customs of the land I was visiting.
I was NOT injured.
It was a very dangerous and arduous adventure. See my log of Saetember 13, 2010.
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