Bini Calendar
Edo State / Benin Kingdom · Edo / English · 4-day traditional calendar · 4-day market week
4-Day Market Week
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Ekioba
Royal
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Ekiogbe
Earth
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Ekioso
Market
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Ekiudu
Rest
Igue Oba
Jan
Igue festival season / Dry
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Igue Royal Festival
Who presides
Oba of Benin performs Igue ceremony
Events
Oba performs Igue renewal ceremony, Chiefs and Uzama nobles pay homage, Bronze and ivory display, Oba receives blessing for kingdom
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Farming
Guide
Dry season. Clear farm plots. Plant dry-season vegetables. Tend rubber and oil palm.
Crops
Vegetables, Rubber, Palm
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Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Dry season. Benin River and creeks excellent. Osse River fishing peak.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia, Perch
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Trading
Market guide
Igue season markets. Bronze and ivory crafts peak. Benin City markets very active.
Key goods
Bronze crafts, Ivory, Palm oil, Rubber
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Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Dry season. Goats and sheep near homestead. Cattle from Fulani herders.
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Healing
Guide
Igue season healing. Sacred Oba medicines. Collect dry-season Benin forest herbs.
Herbs
Sacred herbs, Forest medicines, Bark roots
Ritual
Igue healing ceremony by royal herbalists
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Weather
Season
Dry Season
Rainfall
10-30mm
Wind
Harmattan NE
Advisory
Dry season. Harmattan from northeast. Good travel. Excellent for Igue festival.
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