Long, long ago - Matariki (Part 1 please use this Padlet first) by Lynette Serjeant https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7 Aotearoa's special celebration en-us 2020-06-15 20:46:59 UTC 2025-12-25 05:42:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f320.png This video tells the story of Matariki. The stars travel around the world and arrive back in Aotearoa for the Maori New Year in July. Here you can see the names of the stars lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964232 2020-06-15 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964232 Matariki occured at the end of the harvest season. All the crops had been gathered after the long warm summer. It was winter time. It was a time when all the storage houses - pātaka kai were filled with kumara and dried fish. There was no more gardening because it was too cold to grow any food. lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964234 Here is a pataka kai for keeping food safe. ]]> 2020-06-15 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964234 These are the kumara pits where kumara were stored during winter. lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964235 There were no fridges long, long ago.  Maori dug a hole in the ground and buried the kumara to keep them safe and dry.]]> 2020-06-15 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964235 Maori ate birds long, long ago. Matariki was a time for eating the birds that had been caught during the warm months of summer. Kererū or wood pigeon were caught and preserved in fat during Matariki. lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964236 2020-06-15 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964236 Maori people got together during Matariki to tell stories, play games and to remember the past. They made plans for the New Year. lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964237 2020-06-15 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964237 Maori went fishing in the summer to feed them during the long cold winter months. The fish was stored in the pātaka kai until the peolpe were ready to eat the fish. lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964238 2020-06-15 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964238 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964239 2020-06-15 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ir3rltu77eyn43z7/wish/627964239