Editing Orion (constellation) (section)

===Austronesian===
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The seven primary stars of Orion make up the [[Polynesian constellation]] Heiheionakeiki which represents a child's string figure similar to a [[cat's cradle]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/ike/hookele/hawaiian_star_lines.html#ke_ka_o_makalii | title=Hawaiian Star Lines }}</ref> Several [[Prehistory of the Philippines|precolonial Filipinos]] referred to the belt region in particular as "balatik" (ballista) as it resembles a trap of the same name which fires arrows by itself and is usually used for catching pigs from the bush.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=William Henry |title=Barangay: Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society |date=1994 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University Press |location=Quezon City, Manila, Philippines |isbn=9789715501354 |page=124}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Encarnación |first1=Juan Félix |url=http://bdh.bne.es/bnesearch/detalle/bdh0000054797 |title=Diccionario bisaya español [Texto impreso] |date=1885 |page=30 |language=es, ceb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pssr/article/view/1287/1833#page=5 | title=BALATIK: Katutubong Bituin ng mga Pilipino &#124; Philippine Social Sciences Review }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flipscience.ph/space/pinoy-ethnoastronomy/ | title=Pinoy ethnoastronomy: How the stars guided our ancestors - FlipScience | date=18 December 2020 }}</ref> Spanish colonization later led to some ethnic groups referring to Orion's belt as "Tres Marias" or "Tatlong Maria."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://philippineculturaleducation.com.ph/balatik/ | title=Balátik }}</ref>

In [[Māori people|Māori]] tradition, the star [[Rigel]] (known as ''Puanga'' or ''Puaka'') is closely connected with the celebration of [[Matariki]]. The rising of Matariki (the [[Pleiades]]) and Rigel before sunrise in midwinter marks the start of the Māori year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teu.ac.nz/news/puanga-the-star-that-heralds-matariki|title=Puanga: The star that heralds Matariki  |website=Tertiary Education Union/Te Hautū Kahurangi|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>

In [[Javanese culture]], the constellation is often called ''Lintang Waluku'' or ''Bintang Bajak'', referring to the shape of a [[paddy field]] plow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.detik.com/jogja/budaya/d-7337799/mengenal-lintang-waluku-rasi-bintang-fenomenal-yang-menjadi-pranata-mangsa|title= Mengenal lintang waluku, rasi bintang fenomenal yang menjadi pranata mangsa|website=DetikJogja|access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>