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Local Customs: Kava drinking in Vanuatu
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  • Kava drinking in Vanuatu commences each evening at sundown to the sounds of soft conversation, where people discus the days activities and contemplate the future in a calm and peaceful environment.This happens in many villages every evening, in the city of Port Vila and town of Luganville. Commercial kava bars abound (nakamals) Each person will have their favourite nakamal, which will feature kava from the owners area, and takeaways are no problem. Everybody is friendly and you can choose to be part of the conversation, or be alone to gather your own thoughts, but kava is always drank with company. Kava is of course an essential ceremonial ingredient, and no visiting dignitary or custom celebration would be complete without a kava ceremony.
    Kava is well known for its muscle relaxant properties without any effect on the Central Nervous System, therefore making it ideal for use for muscle aches and pains, for general relaxation, and for anti-anxiety without the worry of addiction. Kava also has sedative properties, but with no negative safety-related performance. Ni-Vanuatu pride themselves of having the best quality Kava throughout Melanesia.

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    Comments for cosmopolit about Vanuatu
    sirenna Thu Mar 9, 2006 13:06 UTC
     Great page and beautiful photos - hope I can make it there one day...
    tommix Mon Sep 13, 2004 22:07 UTC
     Extremely interesting page! And beautyful pictures!
    rozehill Wed Mar 24, 2004 08:52 UTC
     Lovely pictures of a pretty country. Kava is surely a wonderful natural remedy, great tips.
    CandS Wed Feb 4, 2004 11:28 UTC
     Fantastic page! I hope we can go there soon!! :)
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