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Same as the
previous month. |
Cleaning up of the fields.
Fishing is no longer taboo. Festival of thanksgiving (hakakio)
and presents of fowl. |
Fishing.
Because of the strong sun very
little planting is done. |
Planting of sweet
potatoes. |
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Planting of
plants growing above the ground (i.e., bananas,
sugarcane, and all types of trees).
Good time to fish for eel
along the shore. |
Cleaning of the banana plantations, but only in the
morning since the sun becomes too hot later in the day. Problems with drought.
Good
month for fishing and the construction of houses
(because of the long days). |
Like the previous month.
Some sweet potatoes are planted where there are a lot of
stones (pu). |
Beginning
of the cold season. No more planting. Fishing is taboo,
except for some fishing along the beach. Harvesting of
paper mulberry trees (mahute). Making of tapa
capes (nua). |
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Planting of
plants growing below the ground (i.e., sweet
potatoes, yams, and taro).
A fine spring month. |
Because of the increasing heat, work ceases in the
fields. Time for fishing, recreation, and festivities.
The new houses are occupied (reason for the
festivities). Like the previous month, a good time for
surfing (ngaru) on the beach of Hangaroa O Tai. |
Sweet
potatoes are planted in the morning; fishing is done in
the afternoon. |
Because of
the cold weather, nothing grows (tupu meme), and
there is hardly any work done in the fields. Hens grow
an abundance of feathers, which are used for the
festivities. The time of the great festivities begins,
also for the father-in-law (te ngongoro mo te
hungavai).
There is much singing (riu). |