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So there you are on you 2 week holiday to New Zealand,all these tv programs talking about Matariki and you have absolutely no idea what they are talking about so I am here to explain it to you.So firstly what is Matariki? Matariki means little eyes in Maori and when it rises it symbolises the Maori New Year,if it is easy to see it means that you can plant crops early because it is a good season to grow them this year and if it is not clear then it means a bad crop season and you have to plant crops later on in the year (By the way Matariki is a star cluster named Pleiades as the Greeks call it).
Why do we celebrate Matariki? We celebrate Matariki because it symbolises the Maori new year,it symbolises new beginnings and it keeps the Maori culture alive.
How do we celebrate Matariki? We celebrate Matariki by learning about it,having festivals,remembering those who died and planting new crops to symbolise new beginnings.
What does Matariki mean? Matariki means little eyes and the story behind it is that the earth god and the sky god had a baby and they did not like this offspring,the wind god so his parents divorced and kept fighting then the wind god literally tore out his own eyes and threw them into the heavens in his rage.
When do we celebrate Matariki? We celebrate Matariki late May to early June.
Matariki is a very important part of Maori culture and it should be celebrated by everyone in New Zealand,I hope this bite sized exclamation helped you to understand Matariki and I will see you at the festival.
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