the maori year - The Maori Division of Time

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the maori year - The Maori Division of Time

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On the east coast the old Maori year began with the appearance of the first new moon after the heliacal rising of Matariki (the Pleiades). The first appearance of this group before sunrise was the signal for a sentimental greeting on the part of the Maori, for the ancient Pleiades year of South-East Asia was about to commence. The new-year festi...

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Date created

1959

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Elsdon Best

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https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scho...

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