10/07/2026
✨🌌 Mānawatia a Matariki 🌌✨
Today, in the winter skies of Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿, the first appearance of the Pleiades star cluster marks the Māori New Year ⭐
Matariki is a special time to honour ancestors 💫, reflect on the past year, give thanks for the harvest 🌾, and look ahead to new beginnings with whānau and community ❤️
At St Boniface, learning about faith in other cultures helps us to deepen our understanding of our own Catholic faith ✝️. Year 4 have been exploring a range of beliefs including Judaism ✡️, Islam ☪️, Hinduism 🕉️, Christianity ✝️, Greek Orthodoxy, and Pagan traditions 🌿
In Aotearoa New Zealand, traditional Māori belief teaches us that all living things, the natural world, and our ancestors are connected through whakapapa 🌏🌱 — a beautiful reminder to care for one another and our environment.
Year 4 have been colouring stars ⭐ to represent this interconnectedness…
We wonder which country they might be representing for Carnival? 🤔🎭
St Boniface RC Church, Tooting