Traditionalist Māori communities use #maramataka - localised lunar calendars - to plan out their activities. A different one depending on which part of the country you're in.
It's roughly equivalent to the way traditionalist European communities reserve Sunday for church and rest, Saturday is washing day, etc. But much more systematic.
Each day of the month in a maramataka has its own name, and a set of tasks it's particularly good for, and not good for. Nested within a seasonal cycle.
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A tiny contribution from me for #Matariki and promoting understanding between my people and tangata whenua. (Note: this is on Facebook.)
https://www.facebook.com/asianaotearoanproject/posts/pfbid0eW5jTfCz8eM5pgQvawcshTJbVHC7ic8qzxrYiFxMWnqBCNwxcN1uSagCSjkaGe5sl #maramataka
#Matariki is almost here. Have you ordered your #maramataka wall planner?
#Maramataka #korekore Low energy
ID Korekore poster - purple with a person making a heart shape with their hands and a list of activities for this time in the māori lunar calendar #TeAo #Mātauranga
How to convert between Māori months on #Maramataka and Chinese months on our lunar calendar: https://jackyan.com/blog/2022/06/the-very-simple-maramataka-and-chinese-lunar-calendar-conversion-table/
Easy peasy! Makes figuring out each of our peoples’ New Years so simple. #Matariki
When I first started commemorating Matariki a few years ago, I had figured out, since both ancient Māori and Chinese worked out the lunar calendar, that it was roughly five lunar months after ours. I was also told that it marked the Māori New Year. Maybe it’s due to local iwi, but my recollection was
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