In 1940, thousands of indigenous people lived on the island of Tana in the South Pacific. Suddenly, one day, the Pacific War broke out in World War II, and the US military chose this place as a war base, and 300,000 American troops poured into the island. Then, the local natives witnessed a series of things they could not understand - "the arrival of miracles".
The natives of Tana Island see that every once in a while, many "big birds" "whistle" from the distant air, "spitting" a steady stream of delicious iron boxes, grain, milk, meat, and gorgeous treasures on the island.
All this is something that the inhabitants of Tana Island have never seen before, and they firmly believe that this big bird that appeared out of thin air is a divine bird from heaven and brings them delicious food and well-being when it comes to earth.
Thus, in the following decades, such "miracles" were given a supreme position by the inhabitants of Tana Island, and even evolved into a tribal spiritual inheritance to this day.
In fact, the so-called "miracles" in the eyes of the locals were not given to them by the manifestations of heaven, all this stemmed from a military initiative of the Americans during World War II ...
In 1941, the year after the outbreak of World War II, the Pacific War broke out. Japan and the United States and other allied countries were at war, during which the United States stationed 300,000 American troops on Tana Island, an island in the southwest Pacific.
As everyone knows, the military operation of the United States during World War II has affected an ethnic group for decades.
Located on the southern island of Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific Ocean, Tana Island is a small island scattered in the ocean and isolated like a pearl forgotten by God.
Even though the outside is changing with each passing day, the residents here have always lived a primitive life.
The arrival of American troops broke the calm on Tana Island, they built a place for garrison soldiers to live on the island, and they also built two airfields on the island for the needs of fighter planes to take off and land.
Moreover, the United States regularly sends planes to transport materials to Tana Island, which has the "sacred bird" seen by the residents of Tana Island.
The food, canned food, and various living materials transported from the plane to the island allowed the inhabitants of Tana Island to bring a steady stream of food and treasures because of the sacred bird.
After the end of World War II in 1945, the United States also withdrew 300,000 American troops stationed on Tana Island.
When the U.S. military left, they demolished most of the infrastructure built by the U.S. side, but left behind two airfields and some leftover items. The American military dashingly left, leaving behind the people of Tana Island, who had witnessed the "miracle" of several years.
They did not forget the short years of broken calm because of the departure of American troops, and unexpectedly, the people of Tana Island began to worship the United States wildly.
Because they mistook the various events of the American army on the island for the arrival of "miracles", they were convinced that if they were religious, then the "sacred birds" and "miracles" would once again come to bring a steady stream of supplies to the people of Tana Island.
Thus, the people of Tana Island began a "pilgrimage" to the United States. They enshrined the "cross" they saw from the U.S. military, enshrined the American flag, and worshipped these as sacred relics.
Even using the branches of the island tree, a model of the "sacred bird" was made and enshrined, praying for the return of the sacred bird.
Even crazier because of remembering the word "USA" marked by the US military who once came to Tana Island, the inhabitants of Tana Island evolved "USA" into a kind of sacred "totem" of the tribe.
The men of Tana Island would wear their upper bodies shirtless on worship days or important days, writing "USA" on their chests with red paint, hoping to communicate with their heartfelt gods in this way, so that the gods could see their piety, hear their appeals, and let the sacred birds come to the island with supplies again.
Today, with the progress of the times, the distance between the world is shrinking, and the originally isolated island of Tana has been torn apart by modern civilization, and they gradually understand the outside world.
But even though they have come into contact with modern civilization, the inhabitants of Tana Island still carry on the cult of "America" for decades.
Firmly waiting for the "miracle" to come again, perhaps even the United States could not have imagined that a military decision decades ago would affect the "faith" of a group and become a race, and was worshipped as a god to this day.
Some people do not understand why they cling to the non-existent "miracle" since they already know the truth, after all, they have prayed so devotedly for so long, and the "miracle" has never come again, why they have not given up.
The people of Tana Island just smiled and said that the people outside also have their own worship and worship of "gods", and their "gods" have never appeared, so what are these people holding onto? Perhaps, this is faith.
This simple tribe was overwhelmed by the benefits of the new thing, they did not understand why the sky sent supplies for no reason, and only "miracles" were the best explanation for them, because faith would keep praying day after day.
[1] The most worshiped country in the world regards Americans as gods, and USA is written on the chest as a totem_US military
[2] Tana Island_360Encyclopedia
