Jiwaka Province
The Kanand Carrying Leg Singsing
Kanand Singsing The Kanand Singsing is performed during the night inside a big house. During the Kanand singsing, the young men from a certain tribe or clan will go to another tribe or clan's territory to take part in the Kanand singsing. This is popularly called carrying legs in the Wahgi Society. During the Kanand singsing, the Guests will be young men, and the Hosting Clan or Tribe will provide young women. During Kanand, men and women will sit next to each other side by side, join their legs together and sing songs.
The climax of this event will be the rubbing of the nose against each other, the men and women will come face to face and rub each others noses. It was during these event when friendship between a man and woman started. This event will go on from the early hours of the night until the early hours of the morning.