Maori+Religion+(6L)

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= = =Maori religion=

===Tangaroa is the god of the ocean, Tane is the god of the forest and Rongo is the god of all peaceful activities and agriculture. Tangaroa is the ancestor of all fish, Tane is also the origin of all birds and Rongo is the ancestor of all cultivated plants. In earlier times tribal members of a higher rank would not touch a object which a lower ranked member owned (vice verse). Anything that was supernatural was invested with Tapu. There are two kinds of Tapu the private relating to individuals and the public relating to communities.===