Akan Calendar
Ghana / Côte d'Ivoire · Twi / English · 6-day week calendar · 6-day market week
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Dec
Dry season begins — festivals
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Christmas and Year-Close
Who presides
Chiefs hold open durbar
Events
Christian and traditional combined, Homecoming festivals, Chief's Christmas durbar
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Farming
Guide
Dry season rest. Plot planning for next year. Nursery preparation.
Crops
Plantain, Cassava
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Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Excellent fishing returns. Harmattan fish drive.
Target fish
Tilapia, Catfish, Snapper
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Trading
Market guide
Christmas market peak. Livestock sales highest.
Key goods
Livestock, Kente, Crafts, Yam
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Herding
Conditions
Dry — supplement feeding needed
Guide
Christmas livestock peak. Highest prices of year.
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Healing
Guide
Christmas season care. Excess food and alcohol moderation.
Herbs
Ginger, Garlic, Pawpaw
Ritual
Year-closing libations and family prayers
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Weather
Season
Dry — Harmattan
Rainfall
None
Wind
NE Harmattan
Advisory
Full dry season. Cold harmattan nights. Fire risk in savanna.
Nature & Environment — Live Data
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