Mythology: In Polynesian myth Maui caught the sun with a lasso of…

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Did you know? In Polynesian myth Maui caught the sun with a lasso of his sister's hair and beat it so badly it had to travel slowly from then on — before that, the sun raced across the sky. That, according to the myth, is why days are now long enough to cook fish.

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In Polynesian myth Maui caught the sun with a lasso of his sister's hair and beat it so badly it had to travel slowly from then on — before that, the sun raced across the sky. That, according to the myth, is why days are now long enough to cook fish.

In Polynesische mythe ving Maui de zon met een lasso van zijn zus's haren en sloeg hem zo in elkaar dat hij voortaan langzaam moest reizen — daarvóór schoot de zon te snel langs de hemel. Dat is, volgens de mythe, waarom dagen nu lang genoeg duren om vis te bakken.

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