Matariki
When the Matariki stars appear it is the beginning of the Maori new year
We celebrate Matariki like we celebrate our relatives' anniversaries.
Like sisters the stars shine bright like angels and ancestors in the sky.
Matariki is a time for joy like trying hard and making your family and ancestors proud.
It is a time to discover new things like learning about how people used the stars in the past, how to grow wheat and carve.
It is a time to plant crops like potatoes and kumaras.
It is a time to fish and hunt sea animals.
It is a time to make things like kites and paper stars with glitter.
It is a time to forgive and forget problems in the past.
Matariki reminds me of eating seafood. We forgive each other. During Matariki we try to make paper stars. We also tell family stories.
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