{"id":16789,"date":"2022-06-23T05:35:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T05:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kamiapp.com\/?p=16789"},"modified":"2022-11-10T13:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T01:24:37","slug":"celebrate-matariki-with-your-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.kamiapp.com\/blog\/celebrate-matariki-with-your-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Matariki with Your Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This k\u014drero is written in collaboration with the team at Kura R\u0113hia<\/a>, a collective who create games, resources and events for a bilingual Aotearoa. A huge mihi to the mahi of Rangi Matamua and Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa. M\u0101nawatia a Matariki!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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M\u0101nawa maiea te putanga o Matariki | Hail the rise of Matariki
\nM\u0101nawa maiea te ariki o te rangi | Hail the lord of the sky
\nM\u0101nawa maiea te m\u0101tahi o te tau | Hail the New Year<\/p>\n

M\u0101nawatia a Matariki – Celebrate Matariki!<\/h4>\n

The rising of Matariki marks the M\u0101ori New Year. This year, for the first time, New Zealanders across the motu will have a public holiday to celebrate Matariki. It is a fantastic opportunity to connect to our environment, to te reo M\u0101ori, and to the unique and special M\u0101ori culture here in Aotearoa. Here are some ideas to celebrate Matariki with your students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ako \u2013 Get clued up<\/h5>\n

Matariki is a cluster of stars, visible all around the world and known as Pleiades, Subaru, The Seven Sisters, Messier 45 and many others. The M\u0101ori name for this cluster, Matariki, is short for, \u2018Ng\u0101 Mata o te Ariki\u2019, and speaks of the atua (God), T\u0101whirim\u0101tea (atua of wind and storms) who, in his grief, is said to have thrown his own eyes into the sky, forming Matariki.<\/p>\n

Traditional ceremonies to welcome Matariki often take place on maunga (mountains), marae, communal spaces and homes. Wh\u0101nau might make a small h\u0101ng\u012b, called an \u2018umu kohukohu whet\u016b\u2019. As Matariki first rises in the north-eastern sky, many will say karakia (M\u0101ori prayers\/incantations) and acknowledge those who have passed away in the previous year.<\/p>\n

Tohunga K\u014dk\u014drangi (experts in M\u0101ori astronomy) read the tohu (signs) in the stars, which offer indications about the season ahead. Lastly, the umu (earth oven) is opened and the rising smoke and steam allowed to rise, offered up as sustenance for the stars of Matariki. Te M\u0101tahi o te Tau (The M\u0101ori New Year) is celebrated and acknowledged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Te Iwa o Matariki<\/a> (The Nine Stars of Matariki) are:<\/p>\n