5. The order in a list of names is very stable and will not
change, and if one item remains in memory the rest of them will
easily fall into their right places. Therefore we can rely
on the order of the months:
Tua haro, Tehetu'upú, Tarahao, Vaitu nui, Vaitu potu, He Maro, He Anakena, Hora iti, Hora nui, Tagaroa uri, Ko Ruti, Ko Koró.
Easily we can discern a pattern, how the 'double-name
months' are accumulated together, and surely it must mean
they cover the season of 'night':
I have coloured red for 'land' and black for winter
solstice.
5 months out of 12 denote the winter half of the
year, and 'summer' is said to begin earlier
then what Mother Nature says. Hora means summer and
vai means sweet water.
The months according to the Easter Island calendar can be summarized:
The first month in the list is Tua haro and it comes after Spring Sun has ended. Tu'a means the back side. As to haro: To pull; popohaga o te rua raá, i haro i te aka o te miro, on the morning of the second day, they pulled up the anchor of the boat. He-haro te vaka i te au , the boat is towed off course in the current. He haro i te hagu a roto, to draw in air, to breathe. a. to point, to raise the arm, to stretch out the hand or other member, to spread, to point the yards. b. to hoist, to pull up, to entice. c. to stiffen, to grasp, to squeeze. Haroharo, to point, to limp. PS Sa.: falo, to stretch out. To.: falo, to stretch out, to make tense. Fu.: falo, to stretch out, to lay hands on.
At the beginning of the year (when Spring Sun has turned
away) comes the 'back side' and time starts to move again.
The anchor is pulled up. |