Hausa Calendar
Northern Nigeria / Niger · Hausa / English · Islamic + Traditional calendar · 7-day market week
7-Day Market Week
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Lahadi
Sun
🌙
Litinin
Moon
🔥
Talata
Fire
💧
Laraba
Water
🌍
Alhamis
Earth
🕌
Juma'a
Prayer
⭐
Asabar
Rest
Afirilu
Apr
First rains begin
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Eid al-Adha Preparations
Who presides
Emirate coordinates Eid logistics
Events
Preparations for Tabaski, Livestock purchase for sacrifice, Community prayer planning
🌧
Farming
Guide
First rains arrive in south. Plant millet and sorghum. North still waiting for rains.
Crops
Millet, Sorghum
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Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
First rains. Rivers beginning to rise. Fish start moving. Good transition fishing.
Target fish
Mixed
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Trading
Market guide
Reduced trading. Farming begins. Local food markets steady. Palm oil trading.
Key goods
Food, Palm oil
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Herding
Conditions
Transitional
Guide
First rains. New grass shoots. Begin northward migration. Cattle energized.
🌧
Healing
Guide
First rains. Treat early malaria. Collect first spring herbs. Prepare fertility medicines.
Herbs
Neem, Quinine bark
Ritual
Planting ceremony
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Weather
Season
Pre-rains
Rainfall
20-60mm
Wind
SW monsoon building
Advisory
First rains arrive. Violent thunderstorms. Temperature relief beginning.
Nature & Environment — Live Data
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