Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 8, 2019 16:12:12 GMT 12
MĀORI ASTRONOMER CALLS FOR REALIGNMENT OF MĀORI NAMES FOR LUNAR CALENDAR
Māori astronomer and Associate Professor at the University of Waikato, Dr. Rangi Mataamua, wants to realign the current Māori names of the week and months of the mainstream calendar by going back to the original Māori names.
He says that both the mainstream lunar calendar and the Māori lunar calendar are completely different, however, the current Māori names that are being used reflect that of the Māori calendar.
“The mainstream calendar follows the sun and us who circulate it. The Māori calendar follows the stars and the moon.”
Dr. Mataamua believes that due to colonisation Māori tend to think with a European perspective and in this case that is what he believes has happened.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/maori-astronomer-calls-realignment-maori-names-lunar-calendar
Māori astronomer and Associate Professor at the University of Waikato, Dr. Rangi Mataamua, wants to realign the current Māori names of the week and months of the mainstream calendar by going back to the original Māori names.
He says that both the mainstream lunar calendar and the Māori lunar calendar are completely different, however, the current Māori names that are being used reflect that of the Māori calendar.
“The mainstream calendar follows the sun and us who circulate it. The Māori calendar follows the stars and the moon.”
Dr. Mataamua believes that due to colonisation Māori tend to think with a European perspective and in this case that is what he believes has happened.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/maori-astronomer-calls-realignment-maori-names-lunar-calendar