The Xitsonga Calendar: Our seventh month — March!



March.

  • The season of flying totems. 🦅

What is March in Xitsonga?

  • March is the seventh month of the Xitsonga year. 🦅

Words for March in Xitsonga.

  • Nyenyankulo, Nyenyankulu, Nyenyangulo, Nyenyangulu [a large bird]. 🦅

Xitsonga fun fact about March.

This is the third bird season, the first is the poultry season, rich with fertility. The second is the chorus of songbirds, weaving hymns of preparation. And now, this is the season of great totemic birds — messengers who carry the voices of the ancestors to the Monarchs and warlords of the communities. It is the season when powers gather their strength. For winter advances, and the survival of the people rests upon the wisdom of those who guide them to survive the winter and thrive without war.

Keep exploring, keep learning, and let the language guide you.

Xewani! 🌞

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