In Khumjung they have seasons just like we do. Their spring season is called soka and it happens in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lunar months. (mid February to mid may) Soka, is a busy season for farmers and a tough season for herders. Hay supplies run low which forces herders to move their livestock constantly. The summer season is called yarwo and that is in the 4th, 5th and 6th lunar months. (mid May to mid August) It is the rainy season for the Sherpas. Fields that were left open in the winter are alive with crops. Forests have new growth and flowers bloom. Ton is the autumn season and it is in the 7th, 8th, and 9th lunar months. (mid August to mid November) It is a busy time for agriculture, herding and tourism. Crops have to be completed before winter sets in and people harvest, collect forest resources, and move down with their livestock to warmer villages. Gunbu is the winter season and it is in the 10th, 11th, and 12th lunar months. (mid November to mid February) It is a severe season at high altitudes and temperatures below zero degrees Celsius. Winds blow hard and there is a lot of snowfall. The only important festival Losar, is celebrated in winter. (Brooke)
(Brooke)