Matariki: The Star of the Year
Publisher: Huia; HUIA Publishers
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
Language: eng
Format: Softcover
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781775503255
Copyright date: 2017
Other titles: Star of the year
Description: "In midwinter, 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 Māori astronomy. Still, there remain some unanswered questions about how Matariki was traditionally observed. What is Matariki? Why did Māori observe Matariki? How did Māori traditionally celebrate Matariki? When and how should Matariki be celebrated? This book seeks answers to these questions and explores what Matariki was in a traditional sense so it can be understood and clebrated in our modern society."--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Matariki/Pleiades; title: The meaning of Matariki; title: Matariki New Year; title: Rising and setting of Matariki; title: Matariki: whāngai i te hautapu; title: Modern Matariki; title: Matariki proverbs