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What is the seasonal calendar of the maoris?

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July: The cold of winter. brings cold, frost, and snow. August: The deepest cold of the winter.The third month of the Māori year, a time when the soil is lying dormant under the cold blanket of ice and frost September: Preperation for the crops.It is a time when the soil is tilled in preparation for planting of crops. October: The planting season. The earth has now become quite warm and people are engaged in the necessary pursuits of agricultural and other preparatory activities associated with the health and welfare of their families. November: The warm weather.Summer has arrived when and people start to shade from the heat. December: Crop picking season.A time when certain tree fruits ripen and some early harvesting of natural and cultivated crops take place. It is also a time when birds are nesting and late planting is undertaken. January: Time of feasts.This is the time when the first fruits of the summer are eaten in a ritual dedication ceremony. It is also the period when people start to lack energy and lose there strenght as a consequence of the burning heat. February:Harvesting season.It is a time when crops are harvested, and the pits and storehouses are filled with the harvest. March:Preparation for the winter monthsFood of every sort is harvested, gathered, hunted, and fished for storing for the winter months, as well as when the special ceremonial and other social gatherings start which will require using food stocks. April: The harvest of the land and the sea are brought together The waste of food plants is piled on the margins of the fields as the harvesting task is completed. This is the commencement of the cycle of teaching and learning. May: Time for restThe year has nearly finished and it almost the start of a new year. At this point Māori will start gathering embers from their fires to warm their houses.

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