Just before Christmas we joined Helimission for a bakar batu Christmas celebration. A bakar batu literally means "baked rocks." This is a traditional Papuan style meal where they cover pototoes, greens, meat, etc with leaves and hot rocks.
Before the meal, we had a time of singing. Also, helimission's heli pilot, Gunter, said a few things for the workers and their families.
After the meeting, they uncovered the bakar batu. This was the first layer.
Now for the 2nd layer
Once the 2nd layer of leaves and rocks were taken off, the women started taking out the edible greens and chicken
There was even some pig meat in there!
All the food was removed from the pile one layer at a time and put in large bins on a cart
When all the food was removed, they hauled the cart to the hanger
Finally! Hanging out with some friends and enjoying some sweet potato, greens and meat!
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