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Anika's Matariki Story

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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Anika's Matariki Story

Task1:Use sentences to explain what it is and when it occurs

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Matariki is the Maori name for a group of stars also known as the seven stars.
It rises just once a year,in mid-winter .
For many Maori people it signals the start of a new year. Matariki literally means ''eye of god'' or ''little eyes''.

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Task 2

What did Maori ancestors use Matariki for.

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Early Maori people used the stars as a navigation system, when they wanted to go somewhere they would follow the stars.

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Task 3

Find a story about Matariki

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An adventurous young man called Mitai lives with his seven handsome brothers in the village of Makety. He watches his brothers become tricked by seven beautiful women and under there spell the brothers can no longer eat , look after themselves, work in their garden or hunt.

Mitai shows his broths that their wives are evil spirits,and banish them into space. They can only be seen fair short time,once a year.

By Anika Ranchhod

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