A Matariki Performance (June 18 2025)
MATARIKI CELEBRATION ⭐ !! My parents took this photo (names used in this blog are not their actual names) Before the Kapa haka performance... Like most people, they would feel extremely nervous before they perform. But here's the thing. I'm not like "most people". I'm Sophia, and well, I've done this before, so I don't feel a single ounce of nervousness. I walk into my school at around 4pm. The call time is 4pm, but the performance starts at 5. At the same time, we have a Matariki celebration to guess what, celebrate Matariki. It also starts at 5pm. Our performance is to welcome people. We are "the start". I glance at my surroundings. There's a couple of kids, playing ball-relating activities. The air is quite frigid, but then again it's literally winter time in NZ. Making my way towards the Reading Recovery, I wonder if I was the last person who's arrived and hasn't been dressed up in kapa haka gear. Apparently that's so, b...