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Jawoyn

The Jawoyn calendar from the Katherine Region of Australia has six seasons. Jawoyn land encompasses 50,000 square kilometers in the north of Australia.

 

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Jiorrk


Januanry-February

Main part of wet rains

Bungarung


March-April

Last rains
Drying out

Jungalk


April-May

Early hot
Early dry

Malaparr


June-August

Middle dry
Cooler
Burning time

Worrwopmi


September-October

Pre monsoonal build-up
Hot and sticky

Wakaringding


November-December

The build-up
First rains

Dry weather Drying out Hot and dry Burning Hot and wet Monsoon

Mangrove Swamp by Gavin Heatherington TaitMangrove Swamp by Gavin Heatherington Tait

Permission to use the Jawoyn seasonal calendar is given by the Jawoyn Association on behalf of Traditional Owners. The authority is given by Mr. Robert Lee, Exec. Dir., Jawoyn Assoc. Aboriginal Corporation.

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