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
🌍
Ekiogbe
Earth
🛒
Ekioso
Market
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Ekiudu
Rest
Igho
Oct
Harvest season
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Grand Harvest Feast
Who presides
Oba presides over grand harvest feast
Events
Grand harvest thanksgiving, Chiefs and nobles feast with Oba, Community celebrations, New yam ceremony
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Farming
Guide
Main harvest. Yam, cassava, palm. Benin kingdom harvest thanksgiving.
Crops
Yam, Cassava, Palm oil
🎣
Fishing
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
Rivers falling. Fish concentrated. Excellent trap and net fishing.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia, Perch
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Trading
Market guide
Peak harvest trading. Palm oil export. Benin City market at peak season.
Key goods
Yam, Cassava, Palm oil, Rubber
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Herding
Conditions
Good
Guide
Harvest. Livestock on crop residues. Good fattening for Igue season.
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Healing
Guide
Harvest medicines. Recovery herbs. Thanksgiving to Osun (goddess of health).
Herbs
Recovery herbs, Osun herbs
Ritual
Thanksgiving to Osun goddess of health
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Weather
Season
Late Rains
Rainfall
100-160mm
Wind
Transitional
Advisory
Rains tapering. Good harvest weather. Benin City markets very active.
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