Matariki

In the Maori tradition of Aotearoa, she is the Mother of the cluster, signaling the start of the Lunar New Year. Her appearance is a time for remembering the dead and celebrating the abundance of the coming cycle. She represents the "Anchor of the Sky," the one who gathers her daughters around her to guide the seasons. She is the scent of the winter fire and the promise of a collective future, the star that proves we are all connected by the same celestial genealogy.