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
Mayu
May
Planting season
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Farming Season Prayers
Who presides
Village heads organize farm labor
Events
Rainmaking ceremonies, Mosque prayers for harvest, Community cooperative farming
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Farming
Guide
Planting season. Plant maize, cowpea, and groundnut. Weed early planted millet.
Crops
Maize, Cowpea, Groundnut
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Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
Rivers rising. Fish dispersing. Cast nets in expanding floodwaters.
Target fish
Carp, Tilapia
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Trading
Market guide
Quiet trading period. Farmers busy. Grain from storage trading. Livestock sales.
Key goods
Grain, Livestock
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Herding
Conditions
Improving
Guide
Rains established. Move to Sahel pastures. Excellent new grass growth begins.
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Healing
Guide
Rainy season herbs abundant. Mass collection. Treat skin infections from humidity.
Herbs
Mixed herbs, Bitter bark
Ritual
Farm blessing
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Weather
Season
Early Rains
Rainfall
60-100mm
Wind
SW monsoon
Advisory
Rains established in south. North getting first rains. Good planting weather.
Nature & Environment — Live Data
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