Banks Islands

Japanese: バンクス[諸島](英語表記)Banks Islands
Banks Islands
A group of volcanic islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, located in the northern part of the New Hebrides Islands that make up the Republic of Vanuatu. The population is about 4,000. The main islands are Gaua, which has a crater lake six kilometers in diameter in the center, Vanua Lava, Uleparapara, Mota, and Mere Lava. The volcanoes on Gaua and Vanua Lava erupted violently in 1965. The inhabitants are Melanesian, and there used to be a secret society of men called the Tamate. The men who belonged to this society would cover their bodies in costumes and appear before women and children as spirits of the dead, frightening them or destroying their belongings.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
南西太平洋,バヌアツ共和国を形づくるニューヘブリデス諸島北部に位置する火山性の島群。人口約4000。おもな島は中央に直径6kmにわたる火口湖をもつガウア島,バヌア・ラバ島,ウレパラパラ島,モタ島,メレ・ラバ島である。ガウア島,バヌア・ラバ島の両火山は1965年に大噴火を起こした。住民はメラネシア人で,かつてはタマテと呼ばれる男子の秘密結社があった。この結社に属する男たちは全身を扮装で覆い隠し,死者の霊として女や子どもたちの前に現れては,おどかしたり物を壊したりした。

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