Daily life in Maori communities - te noho a te hapori

Daily life in Maori communities - te noho a te hapori

                 

Traditionally,the day began early, with prayers and singing to worship the rising sun.	The daily life of the community was based around getting food, so most people spent their days in activities such as .	Planting and tending crops in communal gardens .	Fishing and gathering seafood .
Hunting moa, other birds or seals .	Children and adults worked alongside each other , and chiefs worked together with their people	The first meal of the day was around mid-morning.As the sun began to set workers returned to the village and food was prepared  and eaten together.	The rest of the evening  was in games and conversation . Sometimes  there were prayers to the setting sun. Once it was dark people generally went to sleep.