Zulu Calendar
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · isiZulu / English · 12-month calendar · 7-day market week
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Apr
Autumn — maize harvest main
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Main Harvest Rites
Who presides
Inkosi presides over distribution
Events
Community grain sharing, Widow and orphan allocation, Ancestor thanksgiving
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Farming
Guide
Full harvest season. Maize shelled and stored. Sorghum threshed.
Crops
Maize, Sorghum, Beans
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Fishing
Conditions
Very good
Guide
Excellent fishing. Sardine run approaches.
Target fish
Shad, Sardine, Kob
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Trading
Market guide
Main harvest trading. Highest grain volumes.
Key goods
Maize, Sorghum, Livestock
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Herding
Conditions
Good — drying
Guide
Grass drying but nutritious. Last of summer growth.
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Healing
Guide
Harvest fatigue care. Joint and muscle treatments.
Herbs
Devil's claw, Rooibos, Buchu
Ritual
Ancestral thanksgiving at harvest
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Weather
Season
Early Autumn
Rainfall
Light — 50mm
Wind
SW
Advisory
Cooling rapidly. First cold fronts possible.
Nature & Environment — Live Data
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