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
🌍
Gbaa
Earth
🛒
Shighe
Market
⭐
Ikyaa
Rest
Igenye
Dec
Harmattan / Kwagh-hir season
🎊
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Kwagh-hir Grand Season
Who presides
Kwagh-hir masters lead grand season
Events
Grand Kwagh-hir performances, Year-end cultural celebrations, Community entertainment, Historical recounting
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Farming
Guide
Harmattan. Dry farming. Process and store sorghum and benniseed. Year-end trading.
Crops
Stored sorghum, Benniseed
🤝
Fishing
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
Harmattan. Rivers very low. Concentrated fishing. Community dam fishing.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia
🎁
Trading
Market guide
Year-end markets. Kwagh-hir goods. Christmas food trading. Livestock sales.
Key goods
Food, Livestock, Crafts
🎉
Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Harmattan. Year-end livestock sales. Fatten cattle for Christmas market.
🔥
Healing
Guide
Year-end purification. Kwagh-hir healing. Cleanse compound for new year.
Herbs
Purification herbs, Kwagh-hir medicines
Ritual
Year-end Tiv purification ceremony
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Weather
Season
Harmattan
Rainfall
0-10mm
Wind
NE Harmattan
Advisory
Harmattan. Cold nights, hot days. Very dry. Protect health from dust.
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