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=Matariki=

What is Matariki? Matariki is the Maori New Year and we celebrate it because it is so important to the Maori. It is also a good day to celebrate all of the memories and hard work the gardeners did.

Why was it such an important celebration? It is so important because back then it would be a time for happiness it also meant a feast/Hangi. It was to reward the hard work put into all the food/vegetables.

3 Facts about Matariki= Traditionally the dawn rising of the stars in Matariki was a sign to Maori that the hunting season was coming to an end and the planting season was coming was about to begin. Matariki is a time for learning about honoring how much hard work was put into the vegetables and how well the people worked to get the vegetables ready in time for the traditional hangi. On Matariki if you get up early enough you can see the seven stars in their forms, there are many, many myths on how the stars came about like eyeballs (GROSS!), Fantail Women, Fishes and more.

Why do you think it's still such an important celebration? Because it's good to remember their achievements and respect their work put into harvesting and planting the vegetables.