Hello today I have been doing some Matariki writing for Matariki! I have put everything I know in this writing so I hope you like it!
Matariki has 9 stars in the sky as a cluster but you can only see 7! Their names are Waitĩ, Waitā, Waipunarangi, Tupuānuku, Tupuārangi, Ururangie, Pōhutukawa, Hiwa-l-te-rangi and Matariki! They had even made it into a song!
Matariki is also a name for Māori new year isn’t that so cool!
Matariki is the eldest sister so she guides her younger sisters in their places for Matariki
People say if you can not see the seven sisters in the sky that means you will have bad luck!
If the stars shine really bright that means the year will be warm and crops will grow tall and strong!
In other countries people call Matariki/Māori new year call it Pleiades.
When it is Matariki Māori people would tell the young ones old stories, plant trees and tell the young ones how they would use the stars to find their way home and many more!
I hope you liked my writing! See you next time! 🙂