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Monday 17 January 2022

Monday Mural - Aboriginal Seasons

I love murals and street art. If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you.  Just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you will find murals everywhere.  The "Monday Mural" meme goes live on Monday at 12,01AM, Perth,Western Australian time. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward to your mural finds this week.  Thanks, Sami.

This bright mural was painted by Darwin born artist Jason Lee, a Larrakia, Wardaman and Karajarri man, and it depicts the seven main seasons of the indigenous calendar. It was painted in 2018 for the Darwin Street Art Festival, at the entrance to a car park in West Lane, Darwin.

The seven seasons make far more sense in Australia than the western four seasons, by taking notice of what happens seasonally with our native plants, animals and weather.

The seven seasons are:  • Balnba (rainy season) - November to December - long bums, black plum and bush potatoes. • Dalay (monsoon season) - January to March - crocodile laying eggs and big red apple fruiting. • Mayilema - March to April - dragonflies and bush cherry. • Damibila (Barramundi and bush fruit time) - April to June - black cockatoo and bush peanut. • Dinidjanggama (heavy dew time) - June to August - dugong and water Lillie’s. • Gurrulwa (big wind time) - July to September - stingray and yellow kapok. • Dalirrgang (build-up) - September to October - flying fox, cocky apple and cycad nuts.



(photo from the net)



52 comments:

  1. ...this is fabulous, it's so bold and colorful. Thanks Sami for sharing and hosting the party. Take care and stay well.

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  2. My knowledge on this is zero. But that mural is fantastic -- a lot of work and such wonderful colors and interpretation.

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    1. Not too clued up on it either, although I know the Aboriginals consider that we have 7 instead of 4 seasons which actually makes more sense. Thanks Jeanie

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  3. Very beautiful! I had heard about the seven seasons.

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  4. He's very clever! I like street art festivals.

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    1. We haven't had a street art festival for a couple of years, but they seem to be popular in Darwin. Thanks Amy

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  5. I love the idea of the seven seasons, definitely makes more sense and the mural is gorgeous!

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    1. Thanks Martha, yes it does make more sense :)

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  6. Indigenous wisdom is becoming more appreciated here as well! Aloha

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  7. We in the states have four seasons in some parts of the country and not in other parts. I think this is genius, well done, colorful, and quite beautiful. Jason did a great job and I learned something new in the process.

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    1. Thank you Elizabeth, glad you enjoyed it.

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  8. Nice, aren't they.

    I think we may have eight seasons here, of course quite different to those in Darwin and even your own.

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    1. I though we had 6 in Western Australia. Thanks Andrew

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  9. I'm very passionate about Aboriginal paintings, and I'm more familiar with the traditional dreaming works. But the extension of Aboriginal painting into contemporary art or urban works also touches me. This one is very beautiful, mixing tradition and modernity

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    1. Thanks Kwarkito, glad you enjoyed this mural.

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  10. Great mural. Yes. They always knew what is going on in nature, I learned a lot. I sadly have to admit I never spoke to any one of "them" but to a little boy who could barely walk, I was too shy... If we could travel again...
    Great. Now II have an earworm... "If we could turn back time..."
    Jump over snakes! That, we did. Once.

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    1. Sadly I don't think I've ever spoken to an Aboriginal person either.
      Wish we could turn back time indeed Iris...

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  11. Étnico e bem bonito.
    Boa semana

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  12. Murais muito coloridos como sempre.
    Gosto do header.
    : )

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    1. Obrigada Catarina.
      Tirei a foto no rio uns dias depois do Novo Ano e os 2 cisnes vieram ter connosco pedir comida :)

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  13. Beautiful mural. The seven seasons is interesting. Have a wonderful new week.

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    1. Thanks Nancy, enjoy the rest of the week too.

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  14. Beautiful murals and interesting information.

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  15. Beautiful those 7 seasons of the aboriginal people.

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  16. The mural are quite wonderful. I would hang a smaller version in my house.

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    1. I'm sure it would like nice in a smaller version. Thanks David :)

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  17. I like that idea of 7 seasons. It's a great mural.

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  18. Our indigenous people also use the same concept for the seasons.

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  19. So cool. I love the patterns and colors. It's a great example of indigenous art.

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  20. I love the story it tells and love the style. Thanks for hosting us, Sami.

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    1. Obrigada Francisco,. um resto de boa semana :)

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  22. I absolutely agree re the seasons Sami, makes much more sense. I really love this mural.

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    1. Thank you Grace, yes the Aboriginal seasons make more sense :)

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  23. It's so colourful, I like it.

    All the best Jan

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