Matariki Maori New Year
Matariki is a Maori name for the cluster stars which is also known as Pleiades. It rises in the middle of winter around May or June. For many Maori people it's a new start of a new year. Matariki actually means the eyes of god or little eyes. According to myth- when Ranginui the sky father and Papatuanuku the earth mother were separated by their children, the god of the winds Tawhirimatea got so angry that he tore out his eyes and threw them into the heavens.
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