Yoruba Calendar
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4-Day Market Week
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Ọjọ Ẹjẹ
Thunder
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Ọjọ Ẹta
Water
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Ọjọ Ajé
Wealth
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Ọjọ Abámẹta
Earth
Ṣẹ̀rẹ̀
Jan
New Year / Dry season
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Odun Tuntun — New Year
Who presides
Oba holds New Year durbar
Events
Egungun masquerade appearances, New Year prayers at shrines, Oba receives homage
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Farming
Guide
Dry season. Land clearing. Prepare beds. Plant tomatoes and peppers in irrigated plots.
Crops
Tomato, Pepper, Onion
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Fishing
Conditions
Excellent
Guide
Rivers low and clear. Excellent trap fishing. Lagoon fishing active on coast.
Target fish
Catfish, Tilapia, Bream
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Trading
Market guide
New Year trading. Ọjọ Ajé (wealth day) markets surge. Textile and craft trading peaks.
Key goods
Textiles, Crafts, Yam
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Herding
Conditions
Dry
Guide
Dry season. Fulani herders move cattle south. Supplement with crop residues. Water critical.
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Healing
Guide
New Year Yoruba healing rituals. Egungun preparations. Harvest Ajo herb in dry season.
Herbs
Ajo, Efirin, Igi ose
Ritual
New Year purification (Ẹbọ Odun)
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Weather
Season
Dry Season
Rainfall
None
Wind
Harmattan NE
Advisory
Hot and dry. Harmattan winds. Protect from dust. Rivers at lowest.
Nature & Environment — Live Data
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