Months and Seasons in Halq'emeylem
"The Sto:lo year follows the lunar year. The dates change from year to year. Before the coming of the white man the Sto:lo people of the Fraser Valley had names for the months and the seasons. In Upper Sto:lo dialects of the Halq'emeylem Language the year, syilolem, began around the month of October. Fall was called temhilalxw, winter was temxeytl' - cold time, spring was temqw'iles - time for things to come up, and summer was temkw'okw'es - hot time...."
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