Tapati Rapa Nui
LocationChile (Easter Island)
WhenFebruary
AttendanceIsland-wide
About Tapati Rapa Nui
The annual festival of Rapa Nui culture. Two family clans compete in sports, song, dance, and body painting. Haka pei sledding sends riders down a volcano slope on banana trunks. A festival queen is crowned from the point totals.
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