Ibibio Calendar
South Nigeria / Akwa Ibom · Ibibio / English · 8-day traditional calendar · 8-day market week
8-Day Market Week
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Etaha
Rest Day
🌅
Edeme Taha
After Rest
⚒️
Fiongeto
Work Day
🛒
Ederi
Market Day
🙏
Atim
Spirit Day
🌿
Fiongaran
Work Day
💤
Edet
Rest Day
🌙
Etaha Nta
Small Rest
Udua Abia
Jan
Dry season
👑
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Ekpe New Year
Who presides
Ekpe lodges perform new year rites
Events
Ekpe society new year rites, Ancestral libations, Community cleansing
🌱
Farming
Guide
Dry season. Clear farm plots. Burn residues. Plant dry-season vegetables near streams.
Crops
Vegetables, Tomato
🎣
Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Rivers and creeks low. Excellent trap fishing in Cross River and coastal creeks.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia, Perch
🛒
Trading
Market guide
Dry season markets. 8-day Ibibio market cycle active. Palm oil and seafood trading.
Key goods
Palm oil, Seafood, Crafts
🐐
Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Dry season. Small ruminants near homestead. Goats and sheep on crop residues.
🌿
Healing
Guide
Dry season. Collect Ibibio forest medicines. Prepare Ekpe society healing herbs.
Herbs
Forest herbs, Bark medicines
Ritual
New Year Ekpe ceremony
☀️
Weather
Season
Dry Season
Rainfall
10-30mm
Wind
Harmattan NE
Advisory
Dry season. Harmattan winds. Atlantic sea breeze moderates heat on coast.
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