Rapa Nui or Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) – Where the moai stand...
Rapa Nui ou Île de Pâques (Isla de Pascua) - Où se tiennent les moaï ...
Rapa Nui or Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) – Where the moai stand...
Rapa Nui ou Île de Pâques (Isla de Pascua) - Où se tiennent les moaï ...
“On Rapanui (Easter Island) people believed in a variety of god or 'atua' Most prominent among the 'atua' was the Creator God, Makemake, who was a 'birdman'. Makemake was born from a floating skull that was washed from a temple into the sea. He created the first humans. Together with his companion, the goddess Haua, he brought flocks of migratory seabirds to the island.
As well as the creator of mankind and Makemake was also regarded patron of the Bird Cult, the principal festival of Easter Island, and was worshipped in the form of sea birds, which were considered his incarnation. His material symbol, a man with a bird's head, can be found carved in hundreds of petroglyphs on Easter Island, human figures with the heads and tails of birds, into the rocks. He was the god of fertility and the chief god of the “Tangata manu” or bird-man cult (this cult succeeded the islands more famous Moai era, when the famous stone heads were carved).” (astrology.richardbrown.com)
Stone platforms in Rapa Nui esp. dedicated - Ahu Tongariki is the largest one with presently (it has been restored) fifteen moai. Others include: Ahu Akivi, Ahu Huri a Urenga, Ahu Nau Nau, Ahu Tahai, etc.
Plateformes de pierre à Rapa Nui, notamment celles de Ahu Tongariki, la plus grande avec auj. 15 moai (elle a été restaurée). Parmi les autres : Ahu Akivi, Ahu Huri a Urenga, Ahu Nau Nau, Ahu Tahai, etc.
Any suggestion, improvement…? Many thanks and please, contact us…Pipi horeko - Small heap of stones serving as a geographical limit.
Pipi horeko - Petit monceau de pierres servant de limite géographique.
Any suggestion, improvement…? Many thanks and please, contact us…Rongorongo – A system of glyphs discovered on Easter Island - Undeciphered.
Rongorongo - Un système de glyphes découvert sur l'île de Pâques - Indéchiffré.
Manutara – (meaning “luck bird”) The sacred bird worshiped during the Tangata Manu or birdman ceremony taking place in the ceremonial village of Orongo.
Symbol: manutara
Symbole : manutara
Moai - Monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island - moʻai, means “statue” in Rapa nui. The complete name is Moai Aringa Ora, which means “living face of the ancestors“. “They stand with their backs to the sea and are believed by most archaeologists to represent the spirits of ancestors, chiefs, or other high-ranking males who held important positions in the history of Easter Island.” (pbs.org)
Any suggestion, improvement…? Many thanks and please, contact us…(or Pascuan or Pascuense) An Eastern Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family, spoken on the island of Rapa Nui.
ISO 639-2 Code: rap
Family: Austronesian lgs / Malayo-Polynesian lgs / Oceanic lgsTangata Manu - Birdman – A most important representation and cult in Rapa Nui originated in the competition taking place every spring between the ceremonial village of Orongo and the islet of Motu Nui.