Hello Bloggers,
Today we are going to talk about the story of Matariki. Every year Seven Stars come to represent the Maori new year. There is a story behind the stars. Here is the story.
Once upon a time there was an adventurer named Mitai. He was trained by Te Rawhara his koroua. His brothers were the most handsome people in the village but weren't married. One day they went hunting and heard singing, followed the sound and saw beautiful women, and the brothers fell in love except Mitai. They only cared about there wives and got so skinny and ugly because their wives only wanted sea food. Mitai told them that their wives were going to kill them by starving them. They caught them and brought it to the furthest away heaven, but the heaven allowed them to shine every year because he fell in love too.
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Hi Vitaraag,
ReplyDeleteIt's Leslie here, a member of the Summer Learning Journey team.
You've done a super job of re-telling this myth. Well done!! Had you ever heard this story before participating in the Summer Learning Journey program?
Because I live in the northern hemisphere, my night sky can be different than yours. However, we do see the Seven Sisters in our winter sky. Isn't it amazing that we can be on opposite sides of the planet and yet see the same stars?!
My favourite constellation is The Big Dipper which I look for each night when I'm out walking our dog, Spirit. It looks like a big ladle hanging overhead.
Do you have a favourite constellation?
I hope you're learning some things that are interesting to you through this program. I'll continue to enjoy reading your blog.
Cheers,
Leslie