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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 1011348" data-attributes="member: 1125">Even before dawn the village was astir as the people of Takanui set about the preparations for the days events. In the preceding days Fish, turtle, dog and even pig had been killed and dressed ready for the cooking pits, coconut was being scraped and fruits and vegetables of all kinds, both wild and grown had been gathered and readied. It was the time of the Matariki festival, the celebrations, which following the predawn rise of the constellation Matariki marked the beginning of the New Year. For months before this day the Chief Makea Takanui had sent out runners and Vaka Tohora, those fast deep-sea outrigger canoes, carrying invitations to all the surrounding districts and islands even as far as Tafitinui. The Ariki knew too that his call would be heard even further afield as word of mouth spread the news to islands more distant than his own emissaries would travelDescending the narrow path from the village shrine Makea Takanui smiled broadly as he looked down at the activity of the village below. The village sat on a rise overlooking the broad reef enclosed lagoon which acted as the districts harbour and provided much of its abundance. Behind him the deep green of the rainforest extended up the sides of Mt. Tuirangi whilst extending out on the sides of the village were plantations of fruit trees, taro and gourds, cut with winding paths that lead to the homes of the people. In the village below the boy 'Pako' helped to prepare the cooking pits where pigs and dogs would be baked alongside the more common diet of fish, fowl and taro.  Around him his family worked away at various tasks, everyone of them smiling and laughing enjoying the companionship and the promise that the next week would bring. Matariki was a time when people gathered and celebrated, Tohunga would come to the sacred Malae before dawn to thank the spirits and the stars, and make predictions for the upcoming year, young warriors would contend against each other in sports of running, swimming and skill at arms and through the evenings the Karioi would entertain. It was a great ubdertaking for any community but the people and Makea Takanui both knew that the rewards would also be great, the visitors would bring many gifts to Takanui and the prestige and Influence of Makea Takanui and his people would increase.</blockquote>

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