Tiv Calendar
Benue State / Middle Belt · Tiv / English · 4-day traditional calendar · 4-day market week
4-Day Market Week
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Aôndo
God/Sky
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Gbaa
Earth
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Shighe
Market
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Ikyaa
Rest
Iharev
Jan
Dry season / Harmattan
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Tiv New Year Assembly
Who presides
Tor Tiv leads new year assembly
Events
Tor Tiv receives homage, Clan heads pay homage, Community new year assembly, Ancestral thanksgiving
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Farming
Guide
Dry season. Clear old farm plots. Burn residues. Prepare Benue River valley farms.
Crops
Sorghum residues, Yam mounds preparation
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Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Benue River dry season. Excellent fishing. Fish concentrated in deep pools.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia, Nile perch
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Trading
Market guide
Dry season. Makurdi and Gboko markets active. Sorghum and benniseed export. Cattle trading.
Key goods
Sorghum, Benniseed, Cattle, Fish
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Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Dry season. Fulani herders on Tiv land. Cattle graze dry season fields. Goats near homestead.
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Healing
Guide
Collect Tiv savanna medicines. Swem sacred object herbs. Dry-season root medicines.
Herbs
Savanna roots, Swem herbs, Bark medicines
Ritual
Tiv new year ancestral ceremony
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Weather
Season
Dry Season
Rainfall
0-10mm
Wind
Harmattan NE
Advisory
Peak harmattan. Very dry and dusty. Cold nights in Benue State. Protect from dust.
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