Contents

Contents : about the creators -- introduction -- MATARIKI : origins (Ranginui and Papatuanuku - The children of Ranginui and Papatuanuku - Maramataka : a Lunar Calendar) -- MATARIKI : THE CLUSTER (Matariki, the star - Pohutukawa - Tipuanuku - Tipuarangi - Waiti and Waita - Waipunarangi - Ururangi - Hiwa-i-te-rangi (Hiwa)) --- MATARIKI in other cultures (Map) -- THE COOK ISLANDS : Matariki -- TAHITI : Matari'i -- HAWAI'I : Makali'i -- AUSTRALIA : Karatgurk / Kungkarangkalpa -- JAPAN : Subaru -- CHINA : Mao -- INDIA : Krittikka -- AFRICA : IsiLimela -- GREECE : Pleiades -- SCANDINAVIA : Freyja's Hens -- NORTH AMERICA : Ani'tsutsa -- SOUTH AMERICA : Tianquiztli -- Wish Upon a Matariki Star -- Glossary -- Index & Acknowledgements -- Manawatia a Matariki / Celebrate Matariki.