Activity: Is the Matariki cluster celebrated elsewhere?
Consider the global significance of Pleiades, the Matariki cluster.
Collect, analyse, and use sources
Watch the video below and listen to Professor Rangi Mātāmua summarise the ways the Matariki cluster has been described in other places around the world.
Ākonga may also want to read about Matariki around the world and across time on our website:
Matariki – te Mātahi o te Tau | the Māori New Year
Ask ākonga to copy out and fill in the table below as they watch or read:
| Country | Name or shape given to Pleiades | Symbolism or meaning |
Communicate ideas
Ask ākonga to choose a country, time in history, or event mentioned in the video or text and research some more about the importance of this cluster to that setting, time, or people.
Next they could:
interview each other about the importance of this star cluster across the world and across the time
act out a scene in which they are a newsreader from that time or place telling everyone about this important time of the year.
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Discuss together:
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