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 Obong
Dec
Harmattan / Year end
🔥
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Year-End Cleansing
Who presides
Elders oversee community cleansing
Events
Household spiritual cleansing, Debt settlement, New year preparation rites
🌬
Farming
Guide
Harmattan. Dry season farming. Harvest perennial crops. Process palm produce.
Crops
Palm, Vegetables
🤝
Fishing
Conditions
Very Good
Guide
Harmattan. Rivers low. Concentrated fish in pools. Year-end communal fishing.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia
🎁
Trading
Market guide
Year-end markets. Christmas and New Year trading surge. Livestock and gifts.
Key goods
Livestock, Food, Gifts
🎁
Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Harmattan. Year-end livestock sales. Fatten animals for Christmas market.
🔥
Healing
Guide
Year-end Ibibio purification. Cleanse family compound. Prepare new year medicines.
Herbs
Purification herbs, Osun equivalent
Ritual
Year-end cleansing (Ufok Itong)
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Weather
Season
Harmattan
Rainfall
10-20mm
Wind
NE Harmattan
Advisory
Harmattan. Milder than north Nigeria. Coastal humidity moderates conditions.
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