Yoruba Calendar
Southwest Nigeria · Yoruba / English · Gregorian + Traditional calendar · 4-day market week
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
Ẹrẹ̀nà
Mar
Pre-rains preparation
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Ògún Festival
Who presides
Warriors and hunters lead rites
Events
Ogun iron god festival, Blacksmiths and warriors honored, Dog sacrifice to Ogun
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Farming
Guide
Pre-rain preparation. Final land clearing. Burn old stalks. Plant maize seedlings.
Crops
Maize, Cassava
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Fishing
Conditions
Good
Guide
Pre-rain. Fish feeding actively. Good for line fishing. Atlantic coast: bonga season.
Target fish
Catfish, Bonga
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Trading
Market guide
Pre-planting inputs trading. Buy seeds, tools, fertiliser. Busy market season.
Key goods
Seeds, Tools, Inputs
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Herding
Conditions
Transitional
Guide
Pre-rain. Cattle restless. Prepare for northward migration. New grass appearing.
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Healing
Guide
Pre-rain cleansing. Prepare rain medicines. Plant medicine gardens. Collect seeds.
Herbs
Rain herbs, Fertility plants
Ritual
Land blessing (Ipade Ile)
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Weather
Season
Pre-rains
Rainfall
20-60mm
Wind
SW monsoon begins
Advisory
First rains possible. Thunderstorms. Prepare farms.
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