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
α»nwa Alα»m Chi / Asaa
Aug-Sep
New Yam Festival
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Ikeji β New Yam Festival
Who presides
Eze and Obi lead Ikeji celebrations
Events
Ikeji festival, Masquerade processions, Ancestral feasts, Community games
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Farming
Guide
Main yam harvest. Ikeji festival. Store yams in barns. Harvest cocoyam.
Crops
Yam, Cocoyam
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Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
Post-flood. Fish trapped in pools. Community pond fishing.
Target fish
Mixed
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Trading
Market guide
Peak trading season. Yam harvest surplus. Inter-community trading active.
Key goods
Yam, Cassava, Palm oil
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Herding
Conditions
Good
Guide
Rains easing. Move cattle to lower pastures. Keep off harvest farms.
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Healing
Guide
Ikeji festival healing. Community health rituals. Harvest anti-rheumatic plants.
Herbs
Anti-rheumatic herbs
Ritual
Ikeji health ritual
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Weather
Season
August Break
Rainfall
Reduced
Wind
Mixed
Advisory
Brief August break. Less rain. Good for travel and trade.
Nature & Environment β Live Data
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