May, June, July, and August. After that, not a drop of rain falls for 8 months. The ground cracks from dryness, and so do your hands and feet. The year's food, of course, must all be grown in those 4 months. In October and November, the granaries are full from the harvest.
People sing, dance and eat two meals a day.
December comes, and the granaries start to recede. Many families omit the morning meal. By January not one family in fifty is still eating two meals a day. By February, the evening meal diminishes. The meal shrinks even more during March and children succumb to sickness.