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Thursday 20 June 2013






Once a year, twinkling in the sky just before night, the sisters came out that night for the matariki celebration.

Matariki is an official holiday.

Matariki is an maori name for the seven stars.

The celebration of matariki is in winter in may or june.

Many people go to see the matariki celebration to see the stars that glow in the dark sky.

Matariki is the maori new year.

The constellation was important for navigation and timing the seasons.









There is some stuff about matariki if you want to know more look at the website matariki-maori new year.


3 comments:

  1. how did you manage to get the photos in the post ? well good job with putting in the website

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  2. Hi! Sam,
    Great to see you posting on the Blog.
    Your next step is to use capitals for proper names. The months of the year start with capital letters (eg June, not june)
    I liked the way you included something about where people could get more information.

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  3. Congratulations on being one of the first to get your Matariki post on to the blog, Sam

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