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Easter Island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, Poike and Rano Kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its roughly triangular shape.
The tradition of red easter eggs was used by the Russian Orthodox Church. [27] The tradition to dyeing the easter eggs in an Onion tone exists in the cultures of Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Czechia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Israel. [28] The colour is made by boiling onion peel in water. [29] [30]
The Tangata manu ("bird-man," from tangata "human beings" + manu "bird") was the winner of a traditional ritual competition on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to collect the first sooty tern egg of the season from the nearby islet of Motu Nui, swim back to Rapa Nui, and climb the sea cliffs of Rano Kau to the clifftop village of Orongo.
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.
A total solar eclipse visible from Easter Island occurred for the first time in over 1300 years on 11 July 2010, at 18:15:15. [54] Species of fish were collected in Easter Island for one month in different habitats including shallow lava pools, depths of 43 meters, and deep waters.
Haua (/ ˈ h aʊ ə /) or Haua tuꞌu taketake, also known as the 'Chief of the eggs', was the companion of the creator god Makemake of Easter Island.Little is known of him, or of any aspects of indigenous religion on the island, but prayers said before eating were made to the two of them.
A promising anti-aging compound found around the statues of Easter Island continues to impress scientists, notes Metro.. Called rapamycin, it is a naturally occurring by-product of bacteria from ...
Christmas Island red crabs make an annual mass migration to the sea to lay their eggs in the ocean. [5] Although its population is under great assault by the ants, [ 6 ] as of 2020 the red crab had not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and it was not listed on their Red List . [ 7 ]