Report about Matariki

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Matariki is a tradition to maori new year. There are two words of matariki ( Mata riki is little eye) (and Mata ariki is the eye of god.) There are seven stars, and those seven stars are all about seven wakas that has sale from the south to the north side. Matariki is the maori name for the cluster of stars also known as pleiade.

The name for matariki is also used for the central stars in the cluster. The stars are named

( Tupu - a - nuku, Tupu - a - Rangi, Waiti, Waita, Waipuna - a - Rangi, mereope) there are six stars but one is the mother and it’s name is mereope. She is the one that is the last star.

There are seven sister’s that are name ( Te Uru o Ie Rangi, Tupu - a - nuku, Tupu - a - Rangi, Waiti, Waita, Waipuna - a - Rangi, Mereope. The heavens of matariki is named after the seven sisters also matariki name for the small cluster of stars also known as pleiade.