Post #802072 by tikibars on Thu, Mar 17, 2022 9:14 PM

A good suggestion, but I'm not sure "celebrate" is quite the right word. Most of the Rapa Nui people certainly don't view the date as worthy of celebration. Like so many other remote cultures, the coming of outsiders led to major problems for the island, but also to access to the many advantages of connection to the modern world. These things are of course complicated. So: an auspicious occasion, worth marking - particularly among our subculture - but also a chance for contemplation.