We have been learning about wharenui because we are going to a marae soon. This is my diagram and writing about marae.
Marae
A marae is like a book. The kōwhaiwhai, the tukutuku
panels and the carvings are the pages of the history of the
whanaū and the hapū. In some marae there are photos of
important people who have passed away.
panels and the carvings are the pages of the history of the
whanaū and the hapū. In some marae there are photos of
important people who have passed away.
A marae represents an ancestor. The head of the marae is
called the kōruru. The maihi are the arms. On the ends of
the arms are the hands which are the Raparapa. The spine
is called Tāhuhu. The ribs are called heke. The heart pole-
the heart of the marae is called poutokomanawa.
called the kōruru. The maihi are the arms. On the ends of
the arms are the hands which are the Raparapa. The spine
is called Tāhuhu. The ribs are called heke. The heart pole-
the heart of the marae is called poutokomanawa.
A marae is a great place to learn. There can be
meetings at a marae.
You can have weddings there, Tangi
( Funeral )and Birthdays there. Marae are sort of like a
memorial place. When a natural disaster has happened and
families don’t have homes, people open up their marae
doors and people get served food, a nice warm place to
stay and they get to sleep there. This happened after the
Kaikoura earthquake.
memorial place. When a natural disaster has happened and
families don’t have homes, people open up their marae
doors and people get served food, a nice warm place to
stay and they get to sleep there. This happened after the
Kaikoura earthquake.
These are some of the reasons why marae are important to
a community.
a community.
Kia ora Indi
ReplyDeleteWell done for using your writing and drawing skills to share your knowledge about marae and wharenui. I can see you now have some good knowledge about the wharenui and why marae are important to communities. It was good to see you using paragraphs to make your writing easy to follow and using good spelling both in English and Māori. Your next step is to add some more complex punctuation.