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
Ichiondo
May
Peak rains / Farming
🌾
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Community Farming Assembly
Who presides
Elders organize community farm labor
Events
Community cooperative farming, Youth age-grade farming organized, Dispute resolution by elders
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Farming
Guide
Peak rains. Weed sorghum and yam. Plant sesame and benniseed. Major farm season.
Crops
Sorghum, Yam, Benniseed, Sesame
🎣
Fishing
Conditions
Moderate
Guide
Rains. Fish spreading into flooded areas. Use cast nets in flooded margins.
Target fish
Mixed, Catfish
🌧
Trading
Market guide
Quiet period. Farming focus. Sesame and benniseed seedling exchange.
Key goods
Seeds, Daily food
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Herding
Conditions
Wet
Guide
Peak rains. Keep livestock off farms. Prevent crop damage. Community watch active.
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Healing
Guide
Peak herb collection. Anti-malarial medicines. Treat humidity diseases.
Herbs
Anti-malaria, Neem, Lemongrass
Ritual
Farm blessing ceremony
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Weather
Season
Peak Rains
Rainfall
180-250mm
Wind
SW monsoon strong
Advisory
Very heavy rains. Benue River rising. Flash floods in valleys. Excellent for crops.
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