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- Matariki: A Celestial Guide for Māori Agriculture and Crop Planning
Matariki has long been regarded as a celestial guide for planting and crop planning by the Māori Its appearance in the night sky provides valuable insights into the timing and nature of the upcoming growing season
- Matariki - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
This knowledge was connected to seasonal activities such as planting and harvesting, the flowering of plants, the spawning of fish, and the natural cycles of the environment This astronomical knowledge sits at the heart of our many regional ecological calendar systems that guide Māori from season to season
- Māori Lunar Calendar - MATARIKI
The Māori lunar calendar plays an important role in the celebration of Matariki, the Māori New Year The timing of Matariki celebrations is closely linked to the cycles of the moon, and traditional celebrations are deeply rooted in Māori culture
- The Maramataka is the traditional Māori lunar calendar. It is used to . . .
Generally a farewell poroporoaki to the old year was undertaken, also paying resects to those who had passed on This was followed by a whakatau or welcome to the new season and those born since the last Matariki Check out our planting calendar below which has the best dates to plant your crops
- Celebrate Matariki - Plant With Purpose - kings. co. nz
Māori ancestors followed the maramataka, the lunar calendar, to guide their planting and harvesting Matariki’s reappearance in the sky was a celestial sign to begin new cycles It was a time to plant specific crops like kūmara, according to the rhythms of the moon and stars
- Farming to maramataka, the Māori calendar - Farmers Weekly
Traditionally, Māori measured time according to the nights rather than the days Nightly cycles began with the new moon Each night of a lunar month was named and described according to how favourable or unfavourable it was for fishing, eeling or planting
- Maramataka – NUWAO
The Māori calendar begins in Pipiri (June July) with the reappearance of the Matariki star cluster signalling the New Year Learn the names of the months and nights in the traditional Maramataka
- Matariki - Sharing the harvest - Treetops Early Learing Centre
This constellation remains visible in the night sky until March of the following year, when it disappears for two months In the past, its disappearance signified the change of seasons and the arrival of winter For Māori, it was a critical time to guide planting, harvesting, and winter preparations (The Māori Language Commission, 2010)
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