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In Māori culture, Matariki is the Pleiades star cluster and a celebration of its first rising in late June or early July. The rising marks the beginning of the new year in the Māori lunar calendar. Historically, Matariki was usually celebrated for a period of days during the last quarter of the moon of the lunar month Pipiri (around June).
In traditional times, Matariki was a season to celebrate and to prepare the ground for the coming year. Offerings of the produce of the land were made to the gods, including Rongo, god of cultivated food. This time of the year was also a good time to instruct young people in the lore of the land and the forest.
Traditionally the actual time for the celebration of Matariki varies, with some iwi celebrating it immediately, others waiting until the rising of the next full moon. [92] [93] It is a day where they pay respect to the people they have lost but also gain over the last year that has passed. They celebrate the day and night with prayers, feasting ...
Two films on Māori art were produced in 1985: Te Māori – A Celebration of the People and their Art by Māori film maker Don Selwyn [41] and Koha – Te Māori Guard, New York. [42] Waru also made a film Te Māori – Te Hokinga Mai. [43] Museum practice changed to involve Māori in the interpretation and display of their cultural heritage.
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Mātāmua chairs the Matariki Advisory Group which has provided advice to the Government on the formation of New Zealand's newest public holiday, Matariki, which was first celebrated on Friday 24 June 2022. [15] In October 2022 he was appointed to the newly-created position as chief advisor to the Government on Matariki. [16]
The Chicano Movement and its leaders allowed the Hispanic community to have room in conversations in modern-day America and have empowered them to exercise their rights. Cinco de Mayo was borne of ...