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
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Mar-Apr
Farm Clearing and Cleansing
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Farm Opening Rites
Who presides
Priest-kings bless the land
Events
Ani earth goddess propitiation, First farm clearing ceremony
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Farming
Guide
Main yam planting season. Mound-making continues. First rains expected. Plant maize.
Crops
Yam, Maize
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Fishing
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
Pre-rain season. Fish active and feeding heavily.
Target fish
Catfish, Mudfish
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Trading
Market guide
Farm input trading. Buy seedlings, tools. Cloth and crafts markets active.
Key goods
Farm inputs, Tools, Cloth
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Herding
Conditions
Transitional
Guide
Pre-rain period. Cattle restless. Prepare for movement to wet season pastures.
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Healing
Guide
Prepare soil medicines before rains. Collect seeds for medicine gardens.
Herbs
Uziza, Aidan fruit
Ritual
Farm blessing preparation
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Weather
Season
Late Dry
Rainfall
Occasional
Wind
Light southwesterlies
Advisory
Hottest period. First clouds appear. Pre-rain humidity rising.
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