Question

What is the birdman cult?

Answer 1

The Birdman cult is The Tangata manu was the winner of a traditional competition on Rapa Nui. The ritual was an annual competition to collect the first sooty tern egg of the season from the islet of Motu Nui,

Explanation: The Tangata manu is The Birdman cult right?

Heres the of the answers: swim back to Rapa Nui and climb the sea cliff of Rano Kau to the clifftop village of Orongo.

Answer 2

It's possible that the Birdman practices had been going on during the reign of the statue cult; however, it eventually took over as the predominate religion on the island and was still in practice up untill 1866-67. High on the rim of the crater known as Rano Kau was the ceremonial village of Orongo.