It’s Matariki in Aotearoa (New Zealand) today - a public holiday to celebrate the rising of the Pleiades/Seven Sisters star cluster that coincides with the winter solstice and its significance to Māori. One of the traditional ways to celebrate is by sharing kai moana (seafood). This kōtare (sacred kingfisher) ain’t sharing though! Mānawatia a Matariki (happy Matariki).
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