Efik Calendar
Calabar / Cross River · Efik / English · 8-day traditional calendar · 8-day market week
8-Day Market Week
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Akwa Ikwọ
Ekpe Day
⭐
Akwa Ederi
Rest Day
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Akwa Eyibio
Deity Day
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Akwa Ọfiọñ
Market Day
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Ekpri Ikwọ
Small Ekpe
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Ekpri Ederi
Small Rest
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Ekpri Eyibio
Small Deity
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Ekpri Ọfiọñ
Small Market
Efik Ebre
Apr
First rains / Planting
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Ekpe Initiation Season
Who presides
Ekpe Obong presides over initiations
Events
New Ekpe initiations in Calabar, Secret society law declarations, Community assembly at Ekpe lodge
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Farming
Guide
First rains. Plant yam, cocoyam, plantain. Intercrop with vegetables.
Crops
Yam, Cocoyam, Plantain
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Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
First rains. Fish spawning. Reduce near spawning. Estuary and coastal fishing.
Target fish
Mixed, Bonga
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Trading
Market guide
Reduced trading during planting. Local food markets steady. Fish and palm oil.
Key goods
Fish, Palm oil, Food
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Herding
Conditions
Wet
Guide
Rains begin. Livestock on elevated ground. Monitor health in wet conditions.
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Healing
Guide
First rains. Fresh herbs sprouting. Harvest young leaves. Treat seasonal fever.
Herbs
Bitter leaf, Fever bark, Neem
Ritual
Rain thanksgiving ceremony
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Weather
Season
Early Rains
Rainfall
140-200mm
Wind
SW monsoon
Advisory
Reliable rains. Good planting. Flash floods in low Cross River areas.
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