Igbo Calendar
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4-Day Market Week
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Eke
Fire
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Orie
Water
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Afo
Earth
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Nkwo
Air
แปnwa Mbแปฅ
Feb-Mar
New Year (Mbido Afแป)
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Mbido Afแป โ New Year
Who presides
Eze and Obi councils convene
Events
Ofo renewal ceremony, Ancestral libations, Community assembly
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Farming
Guide
Land preparation. Clear bush, burn old stalks. Plant early yam seedlings in mounds.
Crops
Yam, Cocoyam
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Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Rivers low and clear. Excellent trap and net fishing.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia
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Trading
Market guide
New Year trading surge. Yam markets very active. Buy seed yams. Livestock trading peaks.
Key goods
Yam, Livestock, Palm oil
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Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Dry season grazing. Move cattle to river valleys. Water sources reducing. Supplement feed.
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Healing
Guide
Harvest bark medicines while sap is low. Collect dry-season roots. Annual cleansing rituals.
Herbs
Ogirisi, Uda, Nchuanwu
Ritual
New Year purification
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Weather
Season
Dry Season
Rainfall
None
Wind
Harmattan easing
Advisory
Hot and dry. Protect from dust. Harmattan from northeast.
Nature & Environment โ Live Data
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