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Celebrating the southern seasons : rituals for Aotearoa / Juliet Batten.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Shore, N.Z. : Tandem Press, 1995Description: 208 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0908884540
  • 9780908884544
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.330993 22
Contents:
Winter solstice -- First light -- Spring equinox --Flowering and sap-rise -- Summer solstice -- First fruits/lean time -- Autumn equinox -- Last light.
Summary: "Provides information and insight ... of the customs, symbols, stories and meanings relating to the seasonal changes from both European and Māori perspectives ... contents include the meeting point: the coming together of Aotearoa New Zealand's two dominant cultures ... an overview of seasonal celebrations, guidelines on how to structure seasonal rituals ... a calendar for Aotearoa New Zealand, suggested rituals for Aotearoa New Zealand today, an overview of Celtic and Maori traditions"--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-205) and index.

Winter solstice -- First light -- Spring equinox --Flowering and sap-rise -- Summer solstice -- First fruits/lean time -- Autumn equinox -- Last light.

"Provides information and insight ... of the customs, symbols, stories and meanings relating to the seasonal changes from both European and Māori perspectives ... contents include the meeting point: the coming together of Aotearoa New Zealand's two dominant cultures ... an overview of seasonal celebrations, guidelines on how to structure seasonal rituals ... a calendar for Aotearoa New Zealand, suggested rituals for Aotearoa New Zealand today, an overview of Celtic and Maori traditions"--Back cover.

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