Sumba's New Year

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4. How is the new year related to fertility? Are there any symbolic representations of it? Which ones?

3. How is the new year related to a specific season? Why?

2. How is the new year celebrated? What rituals, ceremonies and activities are linked to the new year?

1. How is time measured? What indicators or natural phenomena allow the two cultures to establish a beginning for their calendar?