Matariki

Hi guys and welcome back for another blog post for the year 2020. Today I will be sharing some stuff to about Matariki. I have been learning about Matariki in my Maori class. It has been really fun to learn about it. A good time to see it is around 1 - 2 in the morning in new Brighton looking east where the sun rises.

Here is some writing that I had on a doc about Matariki.

Matariki

Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster. It rises during Pipiri (June/July) and marks the beginning of the Māori new year. The word is an abbreviation of Ngā Mata o te Ariki (Eyes of God) in reference to Tāwhirimātea, the god of the wind and weather.

Matariki was a time for the Maori to know when a good time to plant their crops in. It was also a time of celebration for the Maori too.

Matariki has nine stars.

Matariki, pohutakawa, waita, Hiwa, waiti, ururangi, tupuaniku, waipuna a rangi, tupuarangi.

Those are the nine stars of Matariki

Youngest to oldest of them all.

Ururangi is the youngest and is tied with the winds

I hope you have learned something from this. Goodbye.