This year our Winters Night is a celebration of the Dharug Seasonal Calendar. Thank you to Aunty Corina for guiding us in celebrating the seasons according to the Dharug Calendar.

“Our Dharug Ancestors observed subtle indicators of seasonal change such as in temperature, clouds, wind, flora and fauna which assisted in knowing when to burn Country, hunt certain foods and to live in harmony with the Land.” — Naa Nora (to see Country) Dharug exhibition book 2012

Dharug seasons relate to events such as the flowering of plants, changes in weather patterns and the lifecycles of birds and animals. These six seasons are not based on western calendar dates (eg. summer, autumn, winter and spring) and have been developed from contemporary observations.  

Bunul Marray – January-Feb – Blue Tongue
Yuruga Burra – March – April – Eel
Bayin Dyarra – May June – Fire
Dagara – cold – July August – Black Cockatoo
Dugara Guwara – September-October – Diamond Python
Bayin Gura – November- December – Dianella Plant

For further information: https://www.westernsydneyparklands.au/things-to-do/get-back-on-track/gabrugal-yana/6-dharug-seasons/

Kindlehill School

Kindlehill School is a K-10 Steiner School that sits on a hill above the Wentworth Falls Lake, in the Blue Mountains, NSW. We are an independant school working creatively and in a contemporary way, out of the foundation of Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy for education.