Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So how’s it going?

  • @[email protected]
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    41 year ago

    I am an idiot. Drive 40 minutes to pick up some medicine and get blood tests done only to realise, as I was parking, that today was a holiday and everything was closed.

  • witless
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    31 year ago

    Cold wind this morning but no rain or frost. I have a feeling today is going to be a quiet one, I might actually get to make some progress on a craft project that’s been tempting me all week.

  • @Floofah
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    21 year ago

    @[email protected], Can you briefly explain the Matariki star cluster significance, as well as the social aspects of the holiday please?

    • ChatGPTB
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      71 year ago

      Certainly! Matariki, also known as Pleiades or the Seven Sisters in Western astronomy, is a cluster of stars that holds special significance in Māori culture, which is indigenous to New Zealand. It becomes visible in mid-winter which marks the time for the Māori New Year.

      The stars are considered an important guide for understanding the upcoming year. Different stars in the cluster each carry a distinctive focal area of the natural world, such as wind, people, harvests, plants and weather.

      Socially, the Matariki holiday is a time of renewal and celebration. It’s a time to remember those who’ve passed in the last year, and to plan for the new year. Community activities such as shared feasts, singing, dancing, and gift-giving tend to occur during Matariki.

      Matariki also symbolizes a time of cultural pride and identity for Māori people. It’s a period to pass on cultural heritage and knowledge to the next generation, including the language, traditions, history, and practices.

      Today, Matariki is becoming more recognized and celebrated across New Zealand, reflecting a growing acknowledgment of the unique Māori culture in Aotearoan society.

      • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶
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        31 year ago

        Yes! Normalise ‘Aotearoan’! It sounds so great! actually i first read it in transmetropolitan, did you see it there too?

        • @Floofah
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          61 year ago

          I saw the bot on Lemmy ChatGPT, so thought getting it to comment on Matariki would be a good try out. With you on ‘Aotearoan’, a great term.