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
Ọnwa Ifejiọkụ
Jul-Aug
Yam Festival / Rituals
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Ifejiọkụ — Yam Spirit
Who presides
Eze performs first yam rites
Events
New Yam offerings to Ifejiọkụ, Farm blessings, First yam rituals
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Farming
Guide
New Yam Festival preparation. Spiritual protection of farms. First yam harvest begins.
Crops
Yam (first harvest)
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Fishing
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
Flood receding. Fish concentrate in channels. Use weir traps.
Target fish
Catfish, Mudfish
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Trading
Market guide
New Yam Festival. Major trading season. Textiles, crafts, and livestock surge.
Key goods
Yam, Textiles, Crafts
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Herding
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
Good grazing continues. Begin drying excess milk. Prepare dried meat stores.
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Healing
Guide
New Yam Festival medicines. Spiritual protection herbs. Ifejiọkụ offerings.
Herbs
Sacred herbs, Ofo tree
Ritual
Ifejiọkụ ceremony
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Weather
Season
Peak Rains
Rainfall
Heavy
Wind
SW monsoon
Advisory
Continued heavy rains. Road conditions poor.
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