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
Ivagher
Feb
Late dry / Kwagh-hir season
🎭
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Kwagh-hir Festival Season
Who presides
Kwagh-hir masters lead performances
Events
Kwagh-hir puppet masquerade performances, Cultural storytelling and dance, Community entertainment and history recounting
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Farming
Guide
Late dry. Plant early yam seedlings. Clear land. Buy sorghum and sesame seeds.
Crops
Yam, Sesame, Sorghum
🎣
Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Best Benue River fishing. Low clear water. Community trap and net fishing.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia, Mixed
🎭
Trading
Market guide
Kwagh-hir season goods. Cultural crafts, weaving, baskets. Livestock trading peak.
Key goods
Crafts, Weaving, Livestock
🐄
Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Livestock trading season. Sell surplus before rains. Fulani cattle movement.
🌙
Healing
Guide
Kwagh-hir healing rites. Community health assembly. Anti-rheumatic plant collection.
Herbs
Anti-rheumatic, Kwagh-hir herbs
Ritual
Kwagh-hir healing ceremony
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Weather
Season
Late Dry
Rainfall
5-20mm
Wind
NE easing
Advisory
Hottest period of year. Pre-rain conditions. Heatwaves possible in Benue valley.
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