Matariki is the name given to the Maori new year it starts mid winter or may or late June. Matariki means eyes of god or little eyes.Maori's often share a kai for celebration of a new year.Often big shows will happen because of matariki and people will stay up late to see the stars.Lots of myths and legends have been made about these stars but really there just stars.In the past people have seen stars and named them off themselves and some can appair in cool variations and constellations these can look like animals and mythical creatures these can sometimes be the start of a story that has been past down the ages as a legend.These storys can have an affect on a society and has a big affect on children.Matariki is about family getting together and celebrating the new year this can be fun as it brings family closer then they were before and making them happier all tho matariki has not been made a public holiday it is still a very important thing to the people living in new zealand.Matariki is also quite fun for kids to learn about as they probably believe in the legends.With out a new year some peaple may loose hope especially farmers as they need the production.Matariki also celebrates lives of family that have past away over the years it can be an emotional event for some people.Over all matariki is a fun activity for family's all do my family don't really do it.
By davin
Good post Davin. You mention how the stories have an affect on society and children - it would have been appropriate at this point to identify what affects Matariki has on these two things.
ReplyDeleteSome paragraphs would have been good for your readers so they can see the change in ideas.