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Tapati festival

 
 

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Tapati festival

Tapati festival Tapati Tapati festival. © Patrick de Wilde

Between the end of January and the beginning of February, the Tapati Festival honours Rapa Nui culture for two weeks. Racing in the crater of Rano Raraku volcano, going down a hill on a banana tree trunk, dance and song contests and displays of traditional games all bring the inhabitants together.

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