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The Pleiades star system.
Matariki is the name given to the seven stars that herald the Maori new year and are known in English as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters. In some traditions Matariki refers to the 'mother' star with the others named: Tupua Nuku, Tupua Rangi, Waiti, Waita, Waipuna A Rangi, and Ururangi.
One of them is Rongonui and another is Mitai:)
They used the stars to navigate by using the north star
Matariki is known as the seven sisters and the pleiades
What is the meaning of the stars of matariki
Matariki is the Maori new year. The speak Maori and the seven stars of Matariki.
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MATARIKI
Maori:WaitiWaitaTupu-a-nukuTupu-a-rangiWaipuna-a-rangiUrurangiMatarikiGreek:AlcyoneAtlasElectraMaiaMeropeTaygetaPleione
The Pleiades star system.
Sisters names: Waiti Waita Tupu-a-nuku Tupu-a-rangi Waipuna-a-rangi Ururangi Matariki
Matariki is the name given to the seven stars that herald the Maori new year and are known in English as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters. In some traditions Matariki refers to the 'mother' star with the others named: Tupua Nuku, Tupua Rangi, Waiti, Waita, Waipuna A Rangi, and Ururangi.
One of them is Rongonui and another is Mitai:)
Matariki is created by a cluster of stars known as Pleiades in the night sky. It is significant in Māori culture as it marks the start of the Māori New Year. Matariki appears in the winter months in the Southern Hemisphere, usually rising in late May or early June.
Matarika means the seven gods of the stars
Matariki is Maori name for the group of stars also known as the Pleiades star cluster or The Seven Sisters.