Amazing ceremonies to mark birth, marriage and death, including a brutal coming of age in Papua New Guinea, dating rituals in China, and a huge Indonesian funeral that costs £170,000.
The greatest gatherings on Earth are rituals. Massive and often extreme rituals bring thousands of people together, from a spectacular ancient battle in Indonesia to a modern ceremony in the desert at Burning Man.
Rituals have always evolved, but as the pace of change increases, how do ancient ceremonies stay relevant, how do they change, and when do people invent new rituals to answer their needs? Ancient magic meets modern wrestling in Senegal's top sport.
Simon Reeve
Narrator
