Indigenous Calendar for Mother and Child Clinics

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Indigenous Calendar for Mother and Child Clinics
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CH 6-2-

SDA-RF-AT-3.20

Indigenous Calendar for Mother and Child Clinics
CALENDAR
Season
Crops_ Hindi Western
DEC.
JAN.

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13 Jan

13 Jan

13 Jan

11 Jan

1 Jan

19 Jan

8 Jan

27 Dec

15 Jan

26 Jan

26 Jan

26 Jan

26 Jan

26 Jan

26 Jan 26 Jan

24 Jan
7 Feb

8 Jan

27 Jan

17 Jan

5 Jan

24 Jan

23 Jan

11 Feb

31 Jan

19 Jan

7 Feb

13 Feb

28 Jan

16 Feb

5 Feb

24 Jan

12 Feb

22 Feb
7 Mar

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15 Feb

4 Feb

FEB.
MAR.

3 Mar

20 Feb

11 Mar.

28 Feb

16 Feb

5 Mar

22 Feb

12 Mar

29 Feb

18 Feb

9 Mar

5 Mar

24 Mar

_-------APR.
MAY.

Basant Panchami

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Amavasyaspjfq^q
(^fopTT)

1c Mar

8 Mar

27 Mar

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9 Mar

28 Mar'

"Amavasya sqqrq^q

~ . .p.

Good Friday

20 Apr

■ •

qqtft

11 Apr

Budh Purnima^q- gfjfqy

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OCT.
NOV.

NOV.
DEC.

DEC.
JAN.

MUSLIM HOLIDAYS

1 Apr
5 Apr

9 Apr

29 Mar

16 Apr

24 Apr

12 Apr

2 Apr

21 Apr

J 4 AJ2L. _4_Api_ 23_Apr
13 Apr i 13 Apr 13 Apr 13 Apr
7 May
29 Apr
18 Apr
J_3,_Ma_Y . _3.Ma.y_ 22 May —
5 Jun
28 May 18 May
2 Jun 23 May 10 Jun

21 May

4 Jun

25 May

13 Jun

Nirjala Akadasi fq^r

11 Jun

31 May

19 Jun

8 Jun

29 May

17 Jun

Purnima ^fupp

1 5 Jun

4 Jun

23 Jun
—

12 Jun
----

1 Jun

20 Jun

15 Aug

1 5 Aug

15 Aug 15 Aug

—

9 Jun

-

—

20 Jun
1 6 Jun
•—
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9.
July
5
July
30 Jun
19 July
27 Jun 1 6 July
7 Aug
18 July 22 July 25 July
4 July 1 9 July
23 July JJ J.uLy_| J3£L1ilL\l 20 July
—
15 July
—
7 Aug
4 Aug
29 July
26 July 1 4 Aug

T eej gV5T
J Purnima ijfupp
1 Amavasya ^qrq^q

Independence Day^qqq fqqq
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Amavasya qqrqcT
Anant Chaudasi aqqq

15 Aug

15 Aug

15 Aug

13 Aug
21 Aug

3 Aug

21 Aug

9 Aug

28 Aug

18 Aug

11 Aug

30 Aug

18 Auq

28 Aug

5 Sep

25 Aug

.6 Sep
13 Sep

25 Aug

17 Aug

...1.1 .Sep 30 Sep
12 Sep „ 1 s?p
2.6 Sep 16 Sep

Amavasya =qqrqTT

2 Sep

19 Sep -7 Sep
26 Sep 15 Sep
20 Sep _ .8JS.e_p__ _2Z-Sep_ _J_6_Sep_ —
4 Oct
2 Oct
23 Sep
12 Oct
—
—
—
—
2 Oct
2 Oct 2 Oct
2 Oct
2 Oct

—

1 Oct

Gandhi Jayanti qftft spjqt

2 Oct

2 Oct

Sharad

27 Sep

16 Oct

6 Oct

24 Sep

13 Oct

2 Oct

Navratri qqTnft

6 Oct

24 Oct

13 Oct

1 Oct

1 9 Oct

10 Oct

Dassehra q^TT

7 Oct

25 Oct

14 Oct

•—

15 Oct

12 Oct

30 Oct

20 Oct

8 Oct

Divali (Amavasya)
Gobardhan Pooja qtqq-q-

25 Oct

13 Nov

3 Nov

26 Oct

14 Nov

Bhaiya Dooj-fcrn
Guru Nanak's B'day (Purnima)?^

27 Oct
10 Nov

15 Nov

4 Nov
5 Nov

29 Nov

18 Nov

Purnima cjjuprT

Amavasya %-q-raffT_____
__ ______________________
Purnima (Maharishi Valmiki's B'dayj
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(^fHT)

sp? fa?

2 Oct
20 Oct 11 Oct
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26 Oct

16 Oct

22 Oct

10 Nov

23 Oct

1 1 Nov

13 Oct
1 Nov

24 Oct

1 2 Nov

2 Nov

6 Nov . 25 Nov

14 Nov

2 Dec_ 21 Noy 1 1 Dec
18 Dec
6 Dec 25 Dec
7 Dec 25 Nov 1 4 Dec

30 Nov

Ganga Snanqqf ^pr

Amavasya snn^r

24 Nov

13 Dec

Purnima ^fnprr
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Shahid Din

10 Dec

28 Dec

30 Nov

18 Dec

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rfYo’

24 Apr

Guru Arjan Devs Shahid Dir^^q^q sFispfte’fepr

Purnima gf&nrr

Wheat
Sowing

8 Apr

1 Jun

Janam Ashtami

SEP.
OCT.

16 Apr

20 Apr

6 Mar

Amavasya =qqqq^q

Raksha Bandhan (Purnima)
AUG.
SEP.

28 Mar

17 Apr _JL Apr_ 25 Apr
13 Apr
13 Apr
1 3 Apr
11 May
2 May 22 Apr
_25_M_ay
ijjytay_

~ “T “ Amavasya qqrq^qJUNE

JULY
AUG.

12 Apr

15 Apr

Purnima^fnppJULY

23 Mar

25 Mar . _____—
~
7 Apr
19 Mar

Purnima ^fupqr
Baisaki ttfRsff

Amavasya

16 Mar

—

17 Mar
11 Apr . ~30 Mar

Mahavir Jayanti q^rqH

Amavasya-qqjq^q-

N
Y

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13 Jan

25 Feb

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K/l
IVi
—N

13 Jan

21 Feb_ __6 Feb

MAY
JUNE

A
U

13 Jan

8 Jan

Purnima

............ _ ____ -—_

Maize
Bajra
Sowing

1979

13 Jan

Ram Navmi

A
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—

1978
----------9 Jan

Shiv Ratrifqq-

N
G

R

1977

Amavasya ^-q-fq^q

MAR.
APR.

— ■

1976
---------—. _ ------------- 12 Jan
1 Jan

Lohri

Dhulendi (HOLAJq^fqf

n

1975 J

JAN.
FEB.

R
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Amavasya

Holi (PURNIMA)

——

1974

——--------

Purnima q’ftrqT

11

s
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M
M
E

1973

Guru Govind Singh B'dayg^ iftfa?
Republic Dayjppjcf fqq^r

N
T
E

Harvest

Festival 8 Local Events

4 Dec

5T<fa fa?_______ ____ _____________

25 Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec
29 Dec
24 Dec
21 Dec
—--------■~TTan
’1'4’Fe’b” '■3~Fe&~ “2TJan" “2”JarT 21 Dec
11 Dec
28 Oct
18 Oct
7 Oct
29 Sep 16 Sep
5 Sep
5 Jan
14 Dec
25 Dec
2 Dec 22 Nov^ 12 Nov
— /
*25 Dec

'CfirTstmas'Day fa;??? £
Amavasya ??T4??

14 Dec

_____

_

Muharram
Id-ul-Fittar (Ramzan ld)(fa-^-faFp:

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakri Id) <cC-^r-^r

,

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~2EFDec

2b Dec

25 Dec

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t fa gRrifa fa srfa n^fa fa g-n-fafa nig nfa x^fa i =rfa farr fa n^f fa
j=F*T gnRnnfafafa g fag fa ^rrsff, ^fa gfafa, fat^rfa g# ggrfag gpffa ^glfaf fa X?TT fa^TT
t fa?| HTfrfa *ng ?^fa t?

(q?)

nt fak nfa fa nfan snrenn Tm n fag gfa fafaT far ?nnr n^nyg t?
effa- fa sng mnn n fag gn nnnr nr tr g?fa 1I fag gn nnn nnn snnfa nfa fafa
nrt n m gfa n-n nrn-nrn ft fafa 5^ nznr % nrt Sr ggfa g 1 ?n utr nnnz
fa ngnar <r gn n-n-fafa nr sfa-sfa nnr nnr nnn t1 nsfa nig fanri nrn Sr nnnrn
nn nnn | 1 gw g^r
fa wt nn nrnnr fa w fa mq fag nrz n nfan n^ira | nr
ngV 1
gfa qfaw fa ngmnr n nwt fagnri nfarn nrfnn nn fa kfa fa nrnt nr nnnt 11
W nnrc gn ng w nnr nnn t fa wnr nn far gfar (’ nnrr^ srk s. ngfa nrnnn)
fag an nt fant nafaa ?mn an w m n fag nt srarg n^n a gj wfa nn nntft

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n vlfa fa fafa

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nafan n trrf fa n nra-nra £nh nmr n nt faaan arfa anr sarsnr-trat aant nantn
Sr ar an 1
(nr) snrafa aaaraf nr sqfar a, na fa : ars, rjnrr, ^'t^tk, ata Sr a?fan?n fasfat ana aaar
a? ann ana nt fafa 1
nfa
a*na ^t fa ^an aran marten aaar
q;nat tana aar nn an arfa
ara an
(’t)
an gnfaa
1
(*) naan nr qn-^n fan fnfaan n afan inn an ata afanan-inn aa afa mat arf^n,
n|t nrariT aanr ata an Sr nn arg afa a^a aaat narnaa aafar fag nra 11
(’) fanrn n ant aanat nt matt aantn-fafa n fnaa St fafaa faar nrar ar ng 1

(n)

Sonic say that mothers do not remember exactly when their children were born, or is it that wc health
workers have forgotten the phases of the moon, the indigenous months, the festivals and the local village
events that the mother remembers?

Why is the indigenous calendar so important,for good mother and child care?
a.

For children, we ask the mother how old the child is. Then wc ask the Hindi month of birth or the
nearest event to the birth of the child. Then, after looking at this calendar, we can work out the exact
month of birth. Then we can fill in his height-weight record card easily, and know if his weight for age
is good or not.

b.

We can use the indigenous calendar to calculate the last menstrual period (LM.P) of pregnant women.
Then we can know when the baby will be born (add 1 \^eek plus 9 months). The mother can then
make arrangements several weeks in advance for delivery in a safe place.
How to use the indigenous calendar*
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a.

Write in the regional language, a translation below or beside the English, so that all workers are able
to use the calendar.

b.

Add local village events: For example: flood, famine, a local festival, the day a new road or electricity
came to the village.

c.

Tf possible, protect the calendar with a plastic cover or clear X-ray lUm.

d.

Place one copy at every desk in even clinic where mothers or pre-school children are seen, and also
at the registration desk.

e.

Teach the use of it to all new staff.
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