The Maori culture celebrates the may Christian holidays as do other New Zealanders. The holidays did not exist in the Maori society before contact with other cultures. Many of the traditional rituals were performed according to the religious calendar and the harvest collection of foodstuffs. Maori was very controversial about New Zealand's national holiday called "Waitangi Day" which is February 6th. This holiday was for the commemorates signing in 1840 of the treaty that was supposed to guarantee their rights and privileges. Maori had taken away the Waitangi Day celebration, making the government cancel the festivities.
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