What winter star cluster's rising signals the traditional Maori New Year celebrated as a national public holiday?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Matariki (the Pleiades star cluster)
- Step 1: Matariki's heliacal rising in midwinter marks the closing of the harvest and the start of the New Year. Step 2. In 2022, New Zealand celebrated Matariki as an official national public holiday, its first indigenous public holiday. Answer: Matariki (the Pleiades star cluster). Why not the others: The festival focuses on remembering the dead, celebrating the present with food, and looking ahead to the future.
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