LUNAR CALENDAR

wula HI'U
 Januarycorn planted as soon as regular rain is falling
 bijalung HI'U PA-ANA ceremony is held
 wula NYALE LABOYA
 February heavy rain - buffalo trampling the ricefields
 
 wula NYALE WANUKAKA
 March floods - rice fields being prepared for planting
 PAHOLA NYALE celebrated 7 days after full moon
 wula NGURRA
 April everyone busy planitng rice
 
 wula OTINGU MAHING
 May
 salt-making season while the rice is growing
 OLING ROU PARI ceremony
 wula TUWA
 June  
 wula BADA RARA
 July the rice is ripening in the paddy fields
 
 wula DAPA NGARA
 August main rice harvesting season
 PAHOLA HAWULU marks rice harvesting
 wula METINGU KATIKU
 September  after the rice is harvested,
the hunting season
 wula PIDU LABOYA
 October  dragging tombstones
building houses

 wula PIDU TOU DANGU
 November hot weather
 also known as wula KALANGU when people go crazy because of the heat
 wula KA'A
 December rains begin