- an
offering of food to
replenish the stars. Some Māori use the rise of
Puanga (Rigel) or
other stars to mark the new year.
Celebration of
Matariki declined...
-
stars known to the Māori,
Atutahi had a
special place,
along with
Rigel (
Puanga),
because of
their intimate ****ociation with kūmara cultivation.
Their appearance...
- Marias" or "Tatlong Maria." In Māori tradition, the star
Rigel (known as
Puanga or Puaka) is
closely connected with the
celebration of Matariki. The rising...
-
astronomers know the star as
Puangahori ("False
Puanga")
which distinguishes it from its pair
Puanga or
Puanga-rua ("Blossom-cluster")
which refers to a star...
-
Other names included Vena (after a goddess), on
Mangaia and
Puanga-hori (false
Puanga, the name for Rigel), in New Zealand. In the
Society Islands,...
-
Retrieved 12 June 2020. Wilson, Che (2021). "The
difference between Puanga and Matariki. Ko
Puanga, ko
Matariki me ō rāua hononga".
Museum of New Zealand. Archived...
- that if
their child is female, he is to wash her.
After their daughter Puanga is born, Tāwhaki
washes her, but
expresses disgust at the smell. Offended...
- Rēhua, and
regard it as the
chief of all the stars. Rēhua is
father of
Puanga/Puaka (Rigel), an
important star in the
calculation of the Māori calendar...
-
follows directly after the
first sighting of
Matariki (The Pleiades) and
Puanga/Puaka (Rigel) in the dawn sky, an
event which marked the
beginning of the...
-
watching the ceremonies. The Māori
people of New
Zealand named Rigel as
Puanga, said to be a
daughter of
Rehua (Antares), the
chief of all-stars. Its heliacal...
