Efik Calendar
Calabar / Cross River · Efik / English · 8-day traditional calendar · 8-day market week
8-Day Market Week
🎭
Akwa Ikwọ
Ekpe Day
⭐
Akwa Ederi
Rest Day
🙏
Akwa Eyibio
Deity Day
🛒
Akwa Ọfiọñ
Market Day
🎭
Ekpri Ikwọ
Small Ekpe
💤
Ekpri Ederi
Small Rest
🌿
Ekpri Eyibio
Small Deity
🏪
Ekpri Ọfiọñ
Small Market
Efik Idiok
Oct
Harvest season
⚖️
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Ekpe Harvest Law
Who presides
Ekpe society enforces harvest laws
Events
Harvest laws proclaimed by Ekpe, Community accounts reviewed, Dispute resolution
🏺
Farming
Guide
Main harvest. Yam and cassava. Palm harvest begins. Store and sell surplus.
Crops
Yam, Cassava, Palm
🎣
Fishing
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
Harvest season. Rivers falling. Concentrated fishing. Major smoking season.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia
📦
Trading
Market guide
Peak harvest. Palm oil processing and trading peaks. Calabar export market.
Key goods
Yam, Cassava, Palm oil
🌾
Herding
Conditions
Good
Guide
Harvest season. Keep livestock off farms. Feed on crop residues after harvest.
🙏
Healing
Guide
Harvest. Thanksgiving medicines. Rest and recovery after farming season.
Herbs
Recovery herbs, Thanksgiving plants
Ritual
Harvest thanksgiving
🌤
Weather
Season
Late Rains
Rainfall
100-160mm
Wind
Transitional
Advisory
Rains tapering. Good harvest. Coastal fishing excellent.
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