-Caveat Lector- Used to be, back in the old days, the local tribes would sacrifice young men to Nyiragongo & its sister, Nyamlagira, to keep the volcanoes from erupting. I remember reading about it as a child in some book about volcanoes, but the title escapes me. Ten of the finest young men were selected each year, and, after a suitable period of training and ritual, the young men jumped to their deaths in the craters, alternating each year between the 2 volcanoes. I'd have to do some major digging to get more details than that, but if there's interest, I can.
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