Matariki by D'Shaye Moriarty https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy en-us 2018-10-25 01:43:17 UTC 2025-09-25 09:16:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Playcontrol.png What is Matariki? dshaye_moriarty https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/296743693 Matariki is the Maori name for cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. Matariki signals the Maori new year and Traditionally was a time for remembering the dead and celebrating new life 


]]> 2018-10-25 01:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/296743693 why is matariki important othniel_turner https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/296744984 The brighter the stars indicated the warmer the season would be and thus a more productive crop. It was also seen as and important time for family to gather and reflect on the past and the future. My understanding of why is matariki important is it start off the Maori new year and it also is a time when all your family and friends come together and hug out together.

]]> 2018-10-25 01:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/296744984 How is Matariki celebrated? keanu_nikaraboon https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/297165000 Today Matariki is celebrated in many different ways wither it be through Food, Party's, Education and the planting of a new tree to signal a new beginning.(NOTE i said today).

The main food source when celebrating Matariki is Hangi, hangi is cooked either in steamers or  beneath the earth.]]> 2018-10-25 20:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/297165000 What are all the names of the stars? antonio_siakifilo https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/297166359 There are nine stars in Matariki but all nine have different names unique to its self 
(1)Matariki - Little eyes
(2)Waiti - Fresh water
(3)waita
(4)Waipuna-a-rangi - Rain
(5)Tupu-a-nuku
(6)Tupu-a-rangi
(7)Ururangi - Winds of sky
(8)Pohutakawa
(9)Hiwa-i-te-rangi - Maori would send their dreams and desires for the year in the hope that they would be realized.]]> 2018-10-25 20:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/297166359 What types of food are at Matariki keanu_nikaraboon https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/298297179 2018-10-29 23:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/298297179 what kind of activity othniel_turner https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/299217233 2018-11-01 01:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/299217233 temaru_sadler https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/300765056 2018-11-05 22:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dshaye_moriarty/q658rj8gdthy/wish/300765056