 | Edward Steere - 1924 - 492 pagina’s
...The two great Mohammedaa feasts are held on the first of Shaowal, when every one gives presents, aud on the tenth of Th'il hajjah, when every one is supposed...Agricultural year ; it is roughly a solar year, having 365 days. It is reckoned to begin from the Siku a mwaka (answering to the Persian Nairuz), which now... | |
 | Edward Steere - 1908 - 490 pagina’s
...Mohammedan feasts are held on the first of Shaowal, when every one gives presents, and on the tenth of Th'sl hajjah, when every one is supposed to slaughter some...and feast the poor. The other year in use among the Hwahili is the Nautical and Agricultural year ; it is roughly a solar year, having 865 days. It is... | |
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The two great Mohammedan feasts are held on the first of Shaowal, when every one gives presents, and on the tenth of Th'il hajjah, when every one is supposed to slaughter some animal and feast the poor. The other year in use among the Swahili is the Nautical... 