Wolof Calendar
Senegal / Gambia · Wolof / French · Islamic + Seasonal calendar · 7-day market week
7-Day Market Week
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Altine
Work
🔥
Talaata
Fire
💧
Allarba
Water
🌍
Alxames
Earth
🕌
Àjjuma
Prayer
⭐
Gaawu
Rest
👨👩👧
Dibéer
Family
Awril
Apr
Pre-rains
🌧
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Pre-Hivernage Prayers
Who presides
Imam leads community rain prayers
Events
Community rain prayers, Marabout consultations, Farm blessing ceremonies
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Farming
Guide
Pre-rain preparation. Final land clearing. Buy seeds and fertiliser.
Crops
Seeds, Inputs
🎣
Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
Pre-rain. Seas slightly rougher. Pirogue fishing continues. River fishing begins.
Target fish
Mixed ocean fish
🕌
Trading
Market guide
Farm input trading. Buy seeds and fertiliser. Àjjuma (Friday) prayer markets huge.
Key goods
Seeds, Inputs, Religious goods
🌱
Herding
Conditions
Transitional
Guide
Pre-rain. New grass shoots beginning. Cattle restless. Prepare for Ferlo pasture movement.
🌱
Healing
Guide
Pre-rain cleansing. Collect last dry-season medicines. Plant medicine gardens.
Herbs
Mixed savanna herbs
Ritual
Land blessing
🌦
Weather
Season
Pre-rains
Rainfall
5-20mm
Wind
SW beginning
Advisory
Pre-rain period. Storms possible. High humidity building.
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