Matariki

Walt: explain the Maori contribution to time.

Intro:

In the north-eastern horizon Matariki is bear to come. Matariki could come around the last few days in May on the tail of the milky way or in the early June. We celebrate matariki so that we could come together with our family and have a lovely time. Also we could bond.

Celebration:

Every year the Maori and all the other people that wants to contribute come together and tell stories and they do kapa haka. When the Maori do kapa haka everyone joins in and then they all start singing. Lots of tribes celebrate at different times because some celebrate when the new moon rose. Other tribes celebrate when they see matariki in the north-eastern horizon. The celebration will last until the next full moon rose.

Traditional customs:

Some traditions come together and they sing songs or the camp outside. The maori said that every year the stars go brighter and the season go warm. They will all start the festival before the next new moon. They all have a feed for lunch or they could have some hungi. They make the hungi the same.

Beliefs:

The maori once belief that the seven sister were evil and that they will never glow bright. They thought that the seven sister were smashed into lots of little stars.

Contribution to time:

The Maori’s could tell when the brightest star is in the sky. The Maori every year looked up in the sky around 4:00 to 5:00 clock because that’s when it will appear.