Va'a Fenua

Fondation VA'A FENUA

The Polynesian calendar & the sun

Earth's journey around the Sun — the key dates of the ancestral calendar

Sun20 November21 December21 March20 May21 June21 SeptemberEarthMatari'i i ni'a — AbundanceMatari'i i raro — Restriction

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Matari'i i ni'a

20 November

Heliacal rising of the Pleiades. Beginning of the season of abundance. Festivities, bonito fishing, Uru harvest. Official public holiday in French Polynesia.

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