Mānawatia a Matariki : Matariki karakia / Tā Pou Temara and Professor Rangi Matamua.

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Mānawatia a Matariki : Matariki karakia / Tā Pou Temara and Professor Rangi Matamua.

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''In midwinter, when Matariki appears on the Eastern horizon in the morning, the Matariki ceremony takes place. This ceremony is commonly known as ‘whāngai i te hautapu’, meaning to offer food to the stars. This practice involves the ‘umu kohukohu whetū’ –a steamy earth oven for the stars. Traditionally, food was gathered from different parts of the environment, cooked in an earth oven and uncovered when Matariki was seen. The steam would rise into the sky, feeding Matariki and opening the Mā...

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Date created

[2023]

Creator

Temara, Pou, 1948- / Matamua, Rangi, 1973- / New Zealand. Te Arawhiti

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/51429838

Related subjects

New Year -- New Zealand / Māori (New Zealand people) -- Rites and ceremonies / Māori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs / Astronomy, Māori / Pleiades / Karakia / Whānau mārama / Matariki (Tātai whetū) / Waitī / Waitā / Waipuna-a-rangi / Hiwa-i-te-rangi / Tupuārangi / Ururangi / Tupuānuku / Pōhutukawa (Whetū)

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