Cultural Index

Mā'ohi calendar: Polynesian cultural events and activities

The 'Arioi team is happy to provide you with theMa'ohi Diary, a unique calendar whose purpose is to list all the major Polynesian cultural events or important.

On this calendar you will find:

The different Polynesian moons,
Traditional festivities promoting culture (Heiva i Tahiti, Heiva Rima'i, Tuaro mā'ohi),
Cultural activities organized in Tahiti or in the Polynesian islands,
Important cultural events (Matari'i i Ni'a/Matari'i i Raro)
The dates of the 'Arioi seasons

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Matari Ceremony'ii ni'a

Celebration: Return of the gods and spirits who bring abundance

"Today we celebrate together the period of abundance ""MATARI'I I NI'A"". However it is not only the abundance of the Earth that we must celebrate but our ancestors, our Culture and all the traditions it entails."

TEMA (NOVEMBER)

MATARI'II NI'A (PERIOD OF ABUNDANCE)

Matari Ceremony'ii ni'a

Ceremony of the offerings of the firstfruits of fishing

After welcoming the Pléiades on November 21 at "MATARI'I I NI'A". Today RUA ROA marks the beginning of the harvest and the festivities of PARARA'A MATAHITI which takes place between the end of December and the beginning of January.

TE TA'I (DECEMBER)

MATARI'II NI'A (PERIOD OF ABUNDANCE)

Considered by the ancient Polynesians as a national holiday, PARARA'A MATAHITI (end of Dec/beginning of Jan) first fruits of earth and machined products

PARARA'A MATAHITI

The PARARA'A MATAHITI is also equivalent to MAOARA'A MATAHITI in relation to the expression "'UA MAOA TE 'URU" The sharing of crops took place in an eventful and violent way. Banquets followed, in which the 'ARIOI "took a decisive part in the organization of the games, the 'UPA'UPA dances, where one must naturally see much more than mere entertainment, but real rites". [Babadzan, 1993: 248] The celebrations ended after several days, when the provisions ran out.

VEREHU (JANUARY)

Oho matamua Poropa (Period of festivities)

Te ua te pa'o'ā o te repo fenua

Te pua o te tau

We are at the beginning of the products of the earth. As a reminder, the PARARA'A MATAHITI takes place from the end of December to the beginning of January. Te mā'a oho mātāmua o te fenua. The firstfruits of the harvest of the earth. among the paper mulberry plants (aute), the one that grows the tallest. The youngest of a family is also called aute oho, as well as the man whose head is tallest.

FA'A' AHU (FEBRUARY)

Oho matamua Poropa (Period of festivities)

Tau haumi Tau ve'ave'a

RUA TI'A/RAHITI (Equinox)

The small turtles and upo'a return to the open sea. End of PARARA'A MATAHITI

PIRIRI (MARCH)

RUA TI'A/RAHITI (Equinox)