Matariki 2020 - Rumaki 1 & 2

Matariki is

• a cluster of stars

• kai, food

• a day of the week in reo Māori

• the reo Māori word for netball

When Matariki is visible in our night sky, it symbolises

• the Māori new year

• the beginning of summer

• Christmas

• the end of spring

Choose the names of stars in Matariki.

• Tupuānuku

• Ururangi

• Pōhutukawa

• Manaaki

How many stars of Matariki are visible, without a telescope, from Aotearoa?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

Unscramble the name of this star

kawaPōtuhu

(a)  

Unscramble the name of this star

Hwai i te ngrai

(a)  

Choose the correct names for the Matariki star cluster

• Matariki, Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi, Ururangi, Ranginui, Papatūānuku

• Matariki, Hughes, Tupu ā nuku, Tupu ā rangi, Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi, Ururangi, Pretorius

• Matariki, Tupu ā nuku, Tupu ā rangi, Hiwa i te rangi, Pōhutukawa, Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi, Ururangi

• Matariki, Tupu ā nuku, Tupu ā rangi, Hiwa i te rangi, Pōhutukawa, Waiporoporo, Waitā, Waipunarangi,

How can Matariki and Māori New Year be celebrated?

Choose carefully, there is more than one answer

• Kaitahi - sharing a meal together

• Ako - learning about Matariki

• Pūmahara - remembering and thinking of those who are important to us, who have passed away

• Mahi ngātahi - looking after our environment, planting a tree, finding Matariki in the night (very early morning) sky

Other cultures refer to Matariki by other names.

In Japan, where only five stars are visible, the cluster is called

• Subaru

• Suzuki

• Sunshine

• Starburst

In other cultures, Matariki is known by other names.

In Greek culture, the cluster of seven visible stars is known as

• Pleiades

• Plato

• Pantheon

• Prima