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English: In the centre of the cemetery, there is a large cross (with all the flowers) made of red scoria (volcanic rock). It sits on or is part of an old pukao, a red hair bun\hat worn over the heads of the moai.

The Easter Island cemetery is unique in many ways. Some of the tombstones are adorned with motifs that combine Christian and Rapa Nui iconography.

There are no good records in what year burials are made, as it is not customary to write the date of death.

On the island there is a belief that when there is a series of very frequent deaths of elderly people, they will not stop until a child or young person dies.

Funerals are held in the Church of Santa Cruz and then the funeral procession accompanies the coffin to reach the cemetery.

On Easter Island (Rapa Nui), with approximately 5,600 inhabitants and 25 deaths during 2012. The most common cause of death are cardiovascular accidents, the sick are often transferred to Santiago in Chile. When the patient dies in the capital, his remains are transferred to the island.

There are no funeral companies on the island, so the relatives have to take care of all details of the funeral, from the construction of the coffin to the transfer to the cemetery.
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Dennis G. Jarvis    wikidata:Q122977591
 
Dennis G. Jarvis
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Camera location27° 08′ 34.67″ S, 109° 25′ 38.14″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by archer10 (Dennis) at https://flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/49072770136. It was reviewed on 13 June 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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