by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Dec 31, 2019 | Legends
The Battle between the Short-Ears and the Long-Ears by Cristián Moreno Pakarati · UC/Ahirenga Research / Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui One of the most well known stories of Rapa Nui tells the legend of the Hanau Momoko and the Hanau ‘E’epe, two groups which shared and then...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Nov 18, 2019 | Legends
Hena Naku Hena Naku, the god of feathers, loved Te Pito o te Henua, the Navel of the World, the ancient name for Easter Island. The sea birds, which were under his protection, preferred to nest on the rocky cliffs that surround the Island. Hena Naku was covered with...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Oct 24, 2019 | Legends
Te Mana o Te Vahine me Te Tane There is a feminine form, just as there is a masculine form. The first serves to nurture and to give birth; the other to plant and to guard. With both of them, the tribe and the families of all nations survive, in each branch of the...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Sep 28, 2019 | Legends
Each newborn receives his Mauri, Varua, Ha y Hau When Te Uru Tai flows from the womb of a fertile woman and joins Te Wai Tai, the seed of a man, a child begins to grow and form his Mauri, his physical appearance – the shape of his head, nose, eyes and body, his size,...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Sep 28, 2019 | Legends
Caress and Cultivate the Child of Peace No one knows if Today will be followed by Tomorrow. No one is sure if the Seed that we sow will prosper. No one is certain that Life will continue. Everything is a Gift. We are all creatures of Tane Mahuta, the god of the...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Sep 26, 2019 | Legends
Marama Some peoples follow the sun, but our life is joined to the phases of the moon, Marama. Our lives are counted by the nights, not the days. We listen to the internal rythems and the energies of nature that flow from Marama. Impelled by the skies, they skim...
