Swahili Calendar
East Africa Coast · Kiswahili / English · Islamic + Coastal Seasonal calendar · 7-day market week
7-Day Market Week
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Jumapili
Sun
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Jumatatu
Moon
🌊
Jumanne
Mars/Sea
⚡
Jumatano
Mercury
🌟
Alhamisi
Jupiter
🕌
Ijumaa
Prayer
⭐
Jumamosi
Saturn
Januari
Jan
NE monsoon / Kaskazi
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Mwaka Kogwa — New Year
Who presides
Village elders lead Mwaka Kogwa
Events
Shirazi New Year celebration, Mock fights to ward off evil, Community feasting at Makunduchi
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Farming
Guide
NE monsoon season. Harvest cashew nuts. Plant dry-season vegetables. Irrigate coconut farms.
Crops
Cashew, Coconut, Vegetables
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Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Kaskazi (NE monsoon). Excellent dhow sailing. Deep sea fishing. Yellow fin tuna season.
Target fish
Tuna, Sailfish, Kingfish
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Trading
Market guide
Kaskazi trading season. Dhow trade from Arabia and India. Spice and cloth imports.
Key goods
Spices, Cloth, Dhow goods
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Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
NE monsoon. Coastal livestock. Cattle and goats on crop residues. Coconut palms provide shade.
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Healing
Guide
Kaskazi season. Import Arabian and Indian medicines via dhow. Treat dry-season ailments.
Herbs
Udi (aloeswood), Hiliki (cardamom), Zafarani (saffron)
Ritual
New Year blessing (Baraka)
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Weather
Season
Kaskazi (NE monsoon)
Rainfall
20-40mm
Wind
NE monsoon moderate
Advisory
NE monsoon. Reliable sailing winds. Warm humid weather. Excellent dhow season.
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