Ijaw Calendar
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4-Day Market Week
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Ari
Water
🌍
Beni
Earth
🔥
Tibi
Fire
⭐
Oki
Spirit
Tori-beni
Feb
Late dry / Owu festival season
🎭
Traditional Rulers
Festival
Ekine Society Rites
Who presides
Ekine society head presides
Events
Ekine masquerade ceremonies, Water spirit propitiation, Community assembly at waterfront, Canoe blessing
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Farming
Guide
Late dry. Plant yam mounds where available. Tend palm plantations. Buy seedlings.
Crops
Yam, Palm, Cassava
🎣
Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Excellent fishing. Low water concentrates fish. Community net fishing in creeks.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia, Perch
🐟
Trading
Market guide
Active trading. Export dried fish and crayfish. Owu festival market surge.
Key goods
Dried fish, Crayfish, Crafts
🐐
Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Livestock trading season. Sell surplus animals before rains.
🌙
Healing
Guide
Ekine healing rites. Sacred creek plant medicines. Community health assembly.
Herbs
Creek herbs, Ekine medicines
Ritual
Ekine society healing ceremony
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Weather
Season
Late Dry
Rainfall
20-50mm
Wind
NE easing
Advisory
Hottest period. High humidity. Pre-rain conditions building fast on Delta coast.
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