They celebrate Watiangi!!
they dance
Whakanui.
They don't.
Maoris celebrate matariki all around the world Evan if your not Maori you can still celebrate matariki if you believe in matariki
Sometimes ... but not always !
because it is a traditonal thing in the maori culture Celebrating the beginning of new life and year.
It is a Maori song in which you acknoledge or celebrate various events and people.
The Matariki celbration is exclusive to Maori culture and the islands of NewZealand.
The plants they used was harakeke (maori word for Flax)
Matariki is the Maori 'New Year' so it is celebrated in New Zealand.
There are many Maori festivals, on very important one is Matariki... the maori new year, matariki is a constellation of stars, also called the Pleiades, or the seven sisters, when these rise over the horizon, new year arrives and celebrations follow. This happens in the middle of June.
They keep the bodies for about three days in a Marae. The body Stay in the Wharenui which is also known as the meeting house!!