New Zealand's Maoeli New Year, starting with stargazing

[Global Times special reporter Wang Miao in New Zealand] June 24 this year is the "Matriky Day", that is, the New Year, the New Zealanders celebrated for the first time on holidays. The Maoeli New Year was submerged by European colonial culture throughout the 20th century. "Matriky Day" indeed stands, which means that the aboriginal culture is respected in New Zealand. From late May, New Zealand has held hundreds of various forms of "gross profit New Year" celebrations -stars, kites, taste foods, etc., and New Zealand people have participated in it to experience the traditional culture of the Maori.

Stars can estimate the flood

Matriky is the name of the Maori on the Taurus "Susu Star". According to the mythology of Mao Wee, the god of weather Tatwellimati was defeated by his brothers in the battle. He burned his eyes in the anger and threw it into the sky to form 9 Martari Kizari composed of 9 stars. The Maori people give them health, environment, blessings, hope, reflection, deceased, ocean, rain and wind and other significance. The essential content of Matriky celebration every year is "stargazing". In the southern hemisphere, people can see the Star Star in most of the year. It disappeared in May, and it appeared until late June or early July. This also marks the beginning of the year and New Year in the Maori calendar.

Reporters participated in the New Zealand capital Wellington and the largest Martari star -related activities in Auckland. If you observe the clear and clear stars, it means that there will be a good harvest in the coming year; on the contrary, if Matriky is turbid in the sky, it indicates that the winter time is relatively long, and the timing of the starting sowing will be delayed. During the activity, the reporter learned how to observe the color, brightness and uniqueness of the 9 stars of Matrickia, and how to make predictions based on the correlation between them. The Maori hunter will determine the season of hunting according to the brightness of "Topa Alan Kyoto (that is, the Seven); it will also estimate the tide and flood situation in the coming year in accordance with the bright and dark of" Huaiyi Tower Star (that is, the Sixu 6) ".

"Pohutukawa (that is, 昴“）) "has a special meaning because it is related to the dead relatives. After the Maori believed that after a person's death, the soul would leave the body and came to the ancient Batuka tree at the northernmost point of the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand, and finally entered the root of the tree, that is, the underworld. The soul of the deceased eventually turned from the underworld to the night sky to the star in the "Matrick Day". Therefore, every year, the Maori people will hold a ritual entitled "Tetakimo Titi (recitation)" at "Matricki Day", and each deceased name in the past year will be chanted. Therefore, looking up at Bohutukawa also represents the nostalgia and prayer of the deceased.

"Kiln Bake" meal

In addition to the stargazing, the reporter also participated in the "kite" event of the Maori New Year. In addition to the entertainment function of the Maozai kite, it also has the purpose of communicating with the deceased, predicting the results of the battle, or finding the enemy. The forms of Maori kite are different, some like a brown parrot unique to New Zealand, some are like to know more birds, and there are kites called "birdman". Essence In addition to the image of birds, there are kites with other shapes such as fish and triangles. In recent years, governments from various New Zealand have set up "Kite Day" during Matriky event, and the government will also invite ride to teach people to teach people to make traditional ride kite on the spot.

"Kang Yi (Kiln Bake)" is an indispensable main dish during the gross profit New Year. The Maori first dug a pit on the ground, raw fire in it, and then put the stones in the pit to heat it, and then wrapped potatoes, sweet potatoes, and various meats with leaves and heated it on the stone. It is also necessary to bury the food with soil to achieve the effect of heat preservation. About 4 hours, the fragrant food can be served. The reporter enjoyed the "Kiln Bake" meal on the hot spring holy land in the middle of the North Island of New Zealand. Due to the rich geothermal resources here, there are geothermal springs with white smoke all over the city. Therefore, the local gross profitability can even dig pits in places where geothermal steam comes out. The dishes that are cooked for a long time "slow fire" retain the flavor and nutrition of the ingredients itself, which can be said to be delicious and healthy. During the Matrickia event, kiln roasted was an indispensable delicious dish when the Maori tribe met.

Maoeli girl jumps up and throwing the ball dance

In addition to the above celebrations during the new year, the festival dance is also required. Among them, the most representative is "Boyi" dance. This is a branch of Maorihaka dance (the New Zealand British Rugby National Team "All Black Team" is another branch when the battle dance dancing in the international competition). A small white velvet ball -sized white velvet is a thin rope, and the dancer shook the small velvet ball with his hands based on the rhythm of the music. Dancers are usually young gross girls, wearing traditional gross profit, showing a happy and festive festive atmosphere through the form of independent dance and group dance. Sometimes, there will also be a naked upper body, and the young man with a naked upper body shakes up Boyi to show the men's strong muscles and powerful dance steps. In recent years, the "fireball dance" has performed in the evening. During the Matrickia event, the reporter saw young men and women throwing up the burning fireball on the beach of Auxi Bay in Auckland, jumping up the waves, and the background was the afterglow of the setting sun, and the Lamikito volcano was on the side.

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