Oron Calendar
Oron / Akwa Ibom · Oron / English · Efik-Oron Urua 8-day calendar · 8-day market week
8-Day Market Week
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Akwa Ikwแป
Ekpe Day
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Akwa Ederi
Ekpu Rest Day
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Akwa Eyibio
Sea Deity Day
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Akwa แปfiแปรฑ
Market Day
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Ekpri Ikwแป
Small Ekpe
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Ekpri Ederi
Ancestor Day
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Ekpri Eyibio
Fishing Day
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Ekpri แปfiแปรฑ
Small Market
Oron Ebre
Apr
First rains / Planting
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Ekong Initiation Season
Who presides
Ekong Obong presides over initiations
Events
Ekong society initiations, Ancestral spirit invocation, Community law declaration
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Farming
Guide
First rains. Plant yam and plantain. Intercrop with cocoyam and vegetables.
Crops
Yam, Plantain, Cocoyam
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Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
First rains. Fish spawning. Coastal and estuary fishing continues well.
Target fish
Mixed, Bonga
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Trading
Market guide
Reduced trading. Farming begins. Local Oron waterfront markets steady.
Key goods
Fish, Food, Crafts
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Herding
Conditions
Wet
Guide
Rains begin. Livestock on elevated ground. Prevent wet-season diseases.
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Healing
Guide
First rains. Fresh herbs sprouting. Treat seasonal malaria. Collect young leaves.
Herbs
Fever herbs, Bitter leaf
Ritual
Rain thanksgiving
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Weather
Season
Early Rains
Rainfall
130-190mm
Wind
SW monsoon
Advisory
Reliable rains. Good planting. Flash floods near Cross River delta.
Nature & Environment โ Live Data
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