Matatriki's coming up so we're gonna be putting on a play about stars

What is matatriki?

- Matariki is the Maori new year. It is believed that Matariki is the mother and the stars are her daughters. Matariki, if you don't know is the Maori new year and is a cluster of 7 stars. There are many interpretations of the tale of Matariki. The two bigger ones are it's either about 7 sisters or it's a story about the children of Papatuanuku, the Earthmother, and Ranginui, the Skyfather and their seperation. Matariki is usually celebrated around the world where they have winter. In more tropical places they do not celebrate Matariki.

There are seven stars and each star has a name as seen right.