haka pei (ceremonial sliding ritual)

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Haka pei is a traditional Rapa Nui ceremonial ritual in which participants slide at high speed down steep hills on banana-trunk sleds as a test of courage and skill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rapa Nui cultural tradition
ceremonial ritual
extreme sport
associatedWith Rapa Nui festivals
traditional rites of passage
hasActivity high-speed downhill sliding
hasCharacteristic ceremonial
competitive
dangerous
hasCulturalContext Easter Island
Rapa Nui people
surface form: "Rapa Nui culture"
hasLanguageContext Rapa Nui language
hasPurpose test of courage
test of skill
hasRiskLevel high
hasTemporalContext performed during specific ceremonial periods
hasVisualFeature participants lying face down on sleds
sleds made from lashed banana trunks
locatedIn Chile
Easter Island
performedBy young Rapa Nui men
performedOn steep hillside
practicedBy Rapa Nui people
requires balance
courage
physical strength
transmittedAs oral tradition
usesEquipment banana-trunk sled
usesMaterial banana trunks

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Rapa Nui people traditionalDance haka pei (ceremonial sliding ritual)
Rapa Nui people traditionalSport haka pei (ceremonial sliding ritual)
this entity surface form: "haka pei"

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