"Somalis recognize four seasons, two rainy (
gu and
day) and two dry (
jiilaal and
hagaa).
The gu rains begin in April and last until June, producing a fresh supply of pasture and for a brief period turning the desert into a flowering garden. Lush vegetation covers most of the land, especially the central grazing plateau where grass grows tall. Milk and meat abound, water is plentiful, and animals do not require much care. The clans, reprieved from four months' drought, assemble to engage alternately in banter and poetic exchange or in a new cycle of hereditary feuds."
Source:
http://countrystudies.us/somalia/34.htm