Tarara Day is held every year on 15 March in
New Zealand
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. It is the day when Tarara—descendants of
Croatian men who arrived in the 1890s to dig gum and of
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
women—celebrate their combined heritage.
References
Folk festivals in New Zealand
Cultural festivals in New Zealand
Autumn events in New Zealand
Māori festivals
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