Maasai Calendar
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7-Day Market Week
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Mola
Cattle
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Lapa
Moon
💧
Uni
Water
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Apa
Fire
🌍
Kuni
Earth
💨
Lapa Nabo
Wind
⭐
Lorroki
Rest
Olapa loolaari
Aug
Dry season
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Cattle Blessing Season
Who presides
Laibon blesses all cattle
Events
Annual cattle count and blessing, Prayers for healthy herds, Trading of surplus cattle
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Farming
Guide
Dry season. Prepare land for short rains. Clear and burn old vegetation.
Crops
Land preparation
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Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
Dry season. Rivers low. Concentrated fishing in deep pools.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia
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Trading
Market guide
Dry season. Major livestock markets. Cattle, goats, and donkeys trading.
Key goods
Cattle, Goats, Donkeys
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Herding
Conditions
Moderate
Guide
Dry season. Move to dry-season grazing areas. Water points critical.
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Healing
Guide
Dry season. Collect roots before rains. Prepare anti-drought cattle medicines.
Herbs
Root medicines, Drought herbs
Ritual
Ancestor appeasement
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Weather
Season
Dry Season
Rainfall
15-30mm
Wind
SE trade wind
Advisory
Dry season. Warming up. Good grazing on dry grass. Fire risk increasing.
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