A Choir for Rapa Nui
Last December, the newly-formed Choir of Isla de Pascua offered its first presentations in the parish church and in the Hotel Hanga Roa.
Read MoreLast December, the newly-formed Choir of Isla de Pascua offered its first presentations in the parish church and in the Hotel Hanga Roa.
Read MorePosted by moeVarua | Apr 12, 2019 | Rapa Nui Culture | 0 |
Games with string, forming figures full of fantasy, are a pastime found throughout the world and within almost all cultures.
Read MoreIn 1876 the people of Rapa Nui were dispersed throughout many of the Polynesian islands with a few more than 100 souls attempting to survive on Easter Island.
Read MorePosted by moeVarua | Apr 12, 2019 | Rapa Nui Culture | 0 |
The Umu, also known as the ancestral ‘curanto’, is an on-going tradition on Rapa Nui. The communal Umu, organized by different Island families for the various feast days of the Catholic faith
Read MoreIn Polynesian cultures, the celestial dome had a very high significance. From the interpretation of the stars, they developed cosmological songs which explained the creation of the Universe and the origins of man.
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