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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Matariki facts

  1. Matariki is a group of seven stars.

  2. Matariki disappears from view and reappears at the beginning of June.

  3. At this time of year you can see it in the early morning sky before dawn.

  4. The Maori new year festival begins with the first rising of Matariki (the Pleiades star cluster) today.

  5. Matariki is the name for the traditional Maori new year. This is marked by the rise of Matariki and the sighting of the next new moon.

  6. Matariki is one of the star clusters nearest to earth.

  7. Matariki is a group of stars.

  8. Matariki means the eye of god.

  9. You can see Matariki yourself.

  10. Matariki is the Maori name given for the cluster of stars also known as the pledes
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