Matariki – The Maori New Year

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ISBN: 9780143010180
Title: Matariki – The Maori New Year
Author: HAKARAIA LIBBY

This book is an introduction to the star group Matariki. Known in other cultures by names including the Pleiades and the Seven Sisters, Matariki featured strongly in pre-European New Zealand. It marked the beginning of the Maori calendar, and its rising before the sun in late May or early June was greeted with great festivals.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 29/05/2008
Pages: 64
Available stock: 2