Zulu Calendar
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · isiZulu / English · 12-month calendar · 7-day market week
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Dec
Summer peak — umkhosi wokweshwama (first fruits)
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Umkhosi Wokweshwama — First Fruits
Who presides
Zulu King presides — national ceremony
Events
King tastes first fruits, National ceremony, Regiment parade, Ancestral communion
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Farming
Guide
First fruits ceremony (umkhosi). Early green maize.
Crops
Green Maize, Pumpkin, Beans
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Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Peak summer fishing. Game fish and reef species.
Target fish
Kob, Shad, Sailfish
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Trading
Market guide
Umkhosi festival and Christmas market peak.
Key goods
Livestock, Crafts, Food, Beadwork
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Herding
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Festival cattle selected for umkhosi. Lobola cattle assessed.
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Healing
Guide
Umkhosi wokweshwama — first fruits purification.
Herbs
Sacred herbs of the ceremony
Ritual
King's first fruits ceremony — national purification
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Weather
Season
Summer
Rainfall
Heavy — 130mm
Wind
SE afternoon
Advisory
Peak summer. First fruits festival. Highest rainfall.
Nature & Environment — Live Data
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