makahiki

makahiki
\\ˌmäkəˈhēkē\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Hawaiian
: a period of several months which was celebrated each fall in ancient Hawaii with athletic contests, religious rites, and payment of tribute to chiefs and during which all warfare was tabooed

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  • Makahiki — The Makahiki season was the ancient Hawaiian New Year festival, in honor of the god Lono of the Hawaiian religion. It was a holiday covering four consecutive lunar months, approximately from October or November through February or March. Thus it… …   Wikipedia

  • Makahiki — La temporada Makahiki corresponde con el festival de Año Nuevo del Hawaii Antiguo, celebrado en honor del dios Lono. Las festividades duraban cuatro meses lunares consecutivos, aproximadamente desde octubre o noviembre hasta febrero o marzo. Esto …   Wikipedia Español

  • makahiki — ma·ka·hi·ki …   English syllables

  • annual —   Makahiki, kūmakahiki, ma ka makahiki.    ♦ Annual flower, pua makahiki.    ♦ Annual issue, puka makahiki.    ♦ Annual report, hō ike makahiki.    ♦ Annual salary, uku ma ka makahiki …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • year —   Makahiki.     New Year, Makahiki Hou.     Leap year, makahiki lele oi, makahiki lā keu.     Happy New Year, Hau oli Makahiki Hou …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • leap year —   Makahiki lele, makahiki lā keu …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • new year —   Makahiki hou.    ♦ Happy New Year, hau oli makahiki hou, hapenūia …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • yearly —   Makahiki, kūmakahiki, i kēlā me kēia makahiki …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii — The 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii titled Ke Kumukānāwai a me nā Kānāwai o ko Hawai’i Pae ‘Āina, Honolulu, 1840 was the first fully written constitution for the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Overall, this version of the Constitution of Hawaiʻi… …   Wikipedia

  • Lono — In Hawaiian mythology, Lono is a fertility and music god who descended to Earth on a rainbow to marry Laka. In agricultural and planting traditions, Lono was identified with rain and food plants. He was one of the four gods (with Kū, Kāne, and… …   Wikipedia

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