What is Matariki?
Matariki is known as the celebration of the Maori New Year.
Maori new year is marked by the rise of Matariki, which is a group of stars known as the Pleiades star cluster or the
seven sisters. Also the sighting of the new moon.
seven sisters. Also the sighting of the new moon.
Matariki is known to appear in the sky at night during mid-winter marking the beginning of a new year.
People use this time to remember the dead and the start of a new beginning.
Matariki used to determine the coming season’s crop.
Some people think that Matariki is the “Eyes if God”.
Matariki appears in the eastern sky sometime around the shortest day of the year.
Matariki usually was celebrated by the gathering of the Whanau and reflecting on the past. It’s a time for the families
to remember their whakapapa {genealogy}, which is still happening today, but some people now celebrate around
music, song, dance, food, and family. The celebration lasts up to 3 days.
to remember their whakapapa {genealogy}, which is still happening today, but some people now celebrate around
music, song, dance, food, and family. The celebration lasts up to 3 days.
The stars are named- Ururangi -Tupua-rangi -Waita -Matariki -Tupua-nuku -wai-puna-a-rangi.
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