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
Septemba
Sep
Kusi easing
📜
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Coastal Heritage Month
Who presides
Community elders share oral history
Events
Swahili language celebrations, Heritage site visits, Oral poetry competitions
🌱
Farming
Guide
Kusi easing. Prepare for Vuli rains. Clear new land. Plant early Vuli crops.
Crops
Early maize, Cowpea
🦞
Fishing
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
Kusi easing. Good fishing continues. Transition period. Lobster season begins.
Target fish
Lobster, Mixed fish
🛒
Trading
Market guide
Kusi easing. Pre-Vuli trading. Stock up. Mombasa and Dar market surges.
Key goods
Food stocks, Cloth, Spices
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Herding
Conditions
Transitional
Guide
Kusi ending. Prepare for Vuli. Livestock movement to better pastures.
🙏
Healing
Guide
Pre-Vuli. Prepare for rainy season diseases. Anti-malaria stock up.
Herbs
Anti-malaria, Protective herbs
Ritual
Pre-rain ceremony
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Weather
Season
Kusi easing
Rainfall
20-40mm
Wind
SE easing
Advisory
Kusi easing. Warming up. Pre-Vuli season. Good travel weather.
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