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
Iember
Aug
August break / Harvest begins
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Early Harvest Festival
Who presides
Tor Tiv opens harvest season
Events
First grain thanksgiving, Community early harvest feast, Age-grade competitions
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Farming
Guide
August break. Harvest early sorghum and millet. Plant second-season cowpea.
Crops
Sorghum (early), Millet, Cowpea
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Fishing
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
August break. Excellent Benue River fishing. Best catch of second half of year.
Target fish
Nile perch, Catfish, Tilapia
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Trading
Market guide
August break. Good transport. Early sorghum and millet trading begins.
Key goods
Early grain, Fish, Crafts
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Herding
Conditions
Good
Guide
August break. Excellent grazing on new grass. Livestock condition recovery.
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Healing
Guide
August break. Dry and store herbs. Treat farming injuries. Community health check.
Herbs
Stored medicines, Wound herbs
Ritual
Pre-harvest blessing
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Weather
Season
August Break
Rainfall
80-120mm
Wind
Mixed
Advisory
Brief dry spell. Good travel and harvest window. Benue River still high.
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