num_pages: 127
description: In mid-winter Matariki rises in the pre-dawn sky and its observation is celebrated with incantations on hilltops at dawn balls exhibitions dinners and a vast number of events. The Matariki tradition has been re-established and its regeneration coincides with a growing interest in Mori astronomy. Still there remain some unanswered questions about how Matariki was traditionally observed. These What is Matariki?Why did Mori observe Matariki?How did Mori traditionally celebrate Matariki?When and how should Matariki be celebrated?Based on research and interviews with Mori experts this book seeks answers to these questions and explores what Matariki was in a traditional sense so it can be understood and celebrated in our modern society.
language: English
title: Matariki: the star of the year
publisher: Huia Publishers