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
🌙
Jumatatu
Moon
🌊
Jumanne
Mars/Sea
⚡
Jumatano
Mercury
🌟
Alhamisi
Jupiter
🕌
Ijumaa
Prayer
⭐
Jumamosi
Saturn
Desemba
Dec
Vuli ending / NE monsoon arrives
🎊
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Siku ya Uhuru
Who presides
Government and elders lead celebrations
Events
Independence Day celebrations, Zanzibar Revolution Day, Community parades and feasts
🌬
Farming
Guide
Vuli ending. Harvest Vuli beans. NE monsoon arrives. Plant coastal vegetables.
Crops
Beans (harvest), Vegetables
🎣
Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
Vuli ending. Kaskazi arrives. Excellent fishing returns. Tuna season beginning.
Target fish
Tuna beginning, Reef fish
🎁
Trading
Market guide
Year-end trading. Eid preparations. Kaskazi arriving. Dhow trade resuming.
Key goods
Gifts, Cloth, Livestock
🐑
Herding
Conditions
Moderate
Guide
Vuli ending. Year-end livestock sales. Fatten animals for Eid.
🔥
Healing
Guide
Year-end. Prepare Eid medicines. New Year purification. Frankincense burning.
Herbs
Udi (frankincense), Purification herbs
Ritual
Eid and New Year purification
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Weather
Season
Kaskazi arriving
Rainfall
40-80mm
Wind
NE monsoon building
Advisory
Vuli ending. NE monsoon (Kaskazi) arriving. Dhow season beginning. Warming up.
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