Today, cargo cults in Melanesia more in certain intervals, to be observed as a permanent phenomenon of religious cult. If cargo cults arise, they often have many followers in a short time, but after some time ebbingaway again.
As a long-lived variant has, however, the John Frum Movement on Tanna (Vanuatu) have proven that formallyconstituted in 1957 as a religious community. It has a stable community of supporters (about 20% of the population) and has strong parallels to Christianity. This is reflected among others in the worship of a red crossin a Christian role models to be rejected out of church. Furthermore, there are messianic in their ideas about "John Frum" who will one day come forth from a crater and lead his followers into a happy future and its public holiday, the John Frum Day, on the 15th annual February is celebrated.
Derived from the John Frum movement, the Prince Philip Movement, the Prince Philip, the Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth II is revered as a deity.
As a long-lived variant has, however, the John Frum Movement on Tanna (Vanuatu) have proven that formallyconstituted in 1957 as a religious community. It has a stable community of supporters (about 20% of the population) and has strong parallels to Christianity. This is reflected among others in the worship of a red crossin a Christian role models to be rejected out of church. Furthermore, there are messianic in their ideas about "John Frum" who will one day come forth from a crater and lead his followers into a happy future and its public holiday, the John Frum Day, on the 15th annual February is celebrated.
Derived from the John Frum movement, the Prince Philip Movement, the Prince Philip, the Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth II is revered as a deity.
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