This cache was released around New Year of 2023, with hopes of a more peaceful year.
The Māori on New Zeeland can be found on the other side of our planet and here I share a Māori story about the Matariki stars.
The cluster of stars are also called Pleiades, The Seven Sisters and M45.
Haere mai ki konei!
Waitī waitī
Pōhutukawa hiwa-i-te-rangi
Tupuānuku waitā hiwa-i-te-rangi
Matariki pōhutukawa
Waitī waitā
Waipuna-ā-rangi pōhutukawa waitī
The reappearance of the Matariki stars signals the beginning of the Māori New Year and offer time for reflection around the year that just passed and what our learnings we bring for the future.
Key:
1 Wellbeing, good fortune, health
2 Death
3 Food from the ground (crops)
4 Food from the sky (birds, fruit, berries)
5 Fresh water
6 Ocean
7 Rain
8 Winds
9 New Year hopes