The same ceremony, passed down through 1,000 generations — longer than any human institution.
Magic rituals took place in an Australian cave for 25,000 years
Microscopic analysis of preserved plant cells from Cloggs Cave in Australia reveals that the GunaiKurnai people brought specific grasses into the cave and burned them in rituals for 25,000 years, making it the longest continuously practiced ritual ever documented.
Source: Magic rituals took place in an Australian cave for 25,000 years — New Scientist
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