What do you mean with "rare"? Matariki is the Maori name of the Pleiades - a specific star cluster.
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 is a star cluster in the constellation Taurus. It is made up of six main stars, although depending on the region and cultural beliefs, the number of stars that make up Matariki may vary.
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The seven Matariki stars are: Matariki, Pōhutukawa, Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-ā-rangi, Tupu-ā-rangi, and Ururangi. These stars are significant to the Māori people of New Zealand, marking the start of the Māori New Year.
The Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster.There are two possible explanations of Matariki (mata-riki meaning small eyes or mata-ariki meaning the eyes of God).
Matariki is Maori new year, it is celebrated at parties and gatherings.It means Pleiades star cluster and the seven sisters. Matariki means small group of stars.
Maori:WaitiWaitaTupu-a-nukuTupu-a-rangiWaipuna-a-rangiUrurangiMatarikiGreek:AlcyoneAtlasElectraMaiaMeropeTaygetaPleione
with the north and south star or matariki
matariki is known as the seven stars of matariki. it started of with the seven sisters who were stuck between their two parents. papa the mother and rangi the father. the seven sisters tried pushing their parents apart, and in the end they did. pushing rangi far into the skies. but matariki was so sad that he cried lightning. and the lightning became the seven stars on matariki.