Matariki is a New Zealand celebration where you celebrate the New Year and the new season.Matariki is around June, which also is around the shorted day of the year. This is a really important part of the year.
Matariki is another name for a Pleiades or a star cluster that Maori people call the seven sisters. They are 7 bright stars that are clear and bright.
We celebrate Matariki by spending time with family or by going to a festival. Also some people sleep under the stars and in Hawkes Bay we do fireworks. Most people celebrate with music ,dance, food and family. In traditional times maori acknowledged remembrance, fertility and celebration. There is debate about whether matariki should be a public holiday as it's a really important part of our culture.
We use Matariki as a time guide so we know when to plant crops. Farmers planted crops were planted according to if the stars were clear and bright it was a sign that a favourable and productive season lay ahead.
Matariki is a really important part of our culture.
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