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Ahka
Lifestyle
January
- Picking up leaves to repair the houses.
February
- Cutting leaves to repair the roofs or building new houses.
March
- Picking up grass to make brooms.
April
- Preparing the soil to plant rice by cutting or burning the grass.
- Digging ditches around the village so that the fires will not burn their houses.
May
- Planting corn, ginger and dig the soil to plant fruit trees.
June
- Planting rice and vegetables.
July
- Picking up bamboo shoots.
August
- Looking for worms in bamboo plants to eventually cook them.
September
- Looking for worms in bamboo plants and shoots to eventually cook them.
October
- Harvesting the rice.
November
- Harvesting the rice.
December
- Resting after the harvest season and sewing.
Culture
January
February
March
April
- Red Egg New Year. This is a celebration of the New Year for the children. Eggs are boiled in
herbs to dye them to a red colour.
May
- Celebration for the pond. Every Akha village has a pond that provides water. During this
ceremony, the water is blessed and used for the celebration.
June
- During the rainy season, a ceremony is held before planting. This is to celebrate fertility.
July
August
- Swing New Year. This is the celebration of the New Year for the women and girls. After the
plantation season, the women are free.
September
- Application of the Akha rules. This is normally held for a period of three months but, in modern
times, is now practiced for three days.
October
- Bamboo Knife Ceremony. This ceremony is held to chase away ghosts.
November
- This is the time of year to eat the new Akha rice.
December
- Top New Year. This is the celebration of the New Year for the men and boys. During this
celebration, the men play with the top.
