By Charlotte Rennie | Posted: Monday May 20, 2024
Te Kura Mareko whānau and community members are invited to celebrate the rising of the Matariki star constellation on Wednesday 26th June from 8-9 am.
Our main celebration will take place in the morning with a Matariki breakfast. Our rolling breakfast will begin with waiata and karakia followed by the opportunity to meet, eat and mingle with students' learning on display. The menu includes hearty porridge, fry bread, bacon butties, BBQ, and a hot drink station. After school, the hall will be open and this is another opportunity to view students' learning with refreshments provided.
More information about this event will be sent out closer to the time.
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also called the Pleiades. The full name is “Ngā mata a te Ariki Tawhirimātea – the eyes of the God Tawhirimātea”.
Māori see Matariki as the start of a new year when it rises in mid-winter, around late June or early July. It's a significant time of the year and is used to remember ancestors.
Matariki travels the night skies during the year until the cold months when it disappears from the sky for about 28 days. When it reappears, it is a signal that the Māori New Year has begun. In the old days, our ancestors would
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