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TRANSLATIONS
If there once were 10 months only on Easter Island, then presumably the two months later added were inserted in the dark period of the year. The seasons are more pronounced and variable during the light period than during the dark period. This assumption agrees well with the idea that once Vaitu and Hora each covered two months:
The red 6 months presumably had each only 28 days, which amounts to 168 days, or less than half a year. There is room for 13 months à 28 days in a year (= 364 days). With 10 months we therefore reasonably must understand those 280 days which are comparable to the human pregnancy period. These 13 months should be located during the light period of the year:
"There was noise at night at Marioro, it was Hina beating tapa in the dark for the god Tangaroa, and the noise of her mallet was annoying that god, he could endure it no longer. He said to Pani, 'Oh Pani, is that noise the beating of tapa?' and Pani answered, 'It is Hina tutu po beating fine tapa.' Then Tangaroa said, 'You go to her and tell her to stop, the harbour of the god is noisy.' Pani therefore went to Hina's place and said to her, 'Stop it, or the harbour of the god will be noisy.' But Hina replied, 'I will not stop, I will beat out white tapa here as a wrapping for the gods Tangaroa, 'Oro, Moe, Ruanu'u, Tu, Tongahiti, Tau utu, Te Meharo, and Punua the burst of thunder.' So Pani returned and told the god that Hina would not stop. 'Then go to her again', said Tangaroa, 'and make her stop. The harbour of the god is noisy!' So Pani went again, and he went a third time also, but with no result. Then Pani too became furious with Hina, and he seized her mallet and beat her on the head. She died, but her spirit flew up into the sky, and she remained forever in the moon, beating white tapa. All may see her there. From that time on she was known as Hina nui aiai i te marama, Great-Hina-beating-in-the-Moon." (World of the Polynesians) I think we should identify Anakena with the 1st glyph in these 'calendars' and that at the opposite end of the year (midsummer) we have Tuaharo (the fourth toko te ragi). "... The ancient names of the month were: Tua haro, Tehetu'upú, Tarahao, Vaitu nui, Vaitu poru, He Maro, He Anakena, Hora iti, Hora nui, Tagaroa uri, Ko Ruti, Ko Koró ..." Vanaga.
At midsummer the 'string' attatched to the sun spider is stretched out tight and he cannot go further up in the sky. The citation from World of the Polynesians above mentions names of gods (Tahiti) which are similar to some of the month names:
The name hora (suspiciosly close to haro) means spring ('to run' etc) and that indeed is just what we can see:
The time hora - tuaharo is 140 days (5*28), or half the 'pregnancy' period. Tuaharo is the beginning of the 2nd season of the sun. If sun is born at midwinter, who will be born at the end of the pregnancy period? My guess is that it is Hina, the moon, who will appear again. Maybe Hina will reappear as Hina tutu po and maybe she is equivalent to Vaitu Nui and Vaitu Potu? Twice vai-tu could be shortened into tutu:
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