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
Ìgbé
Apr
First rains / Planting
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Traditional Rulers
Festival
Sango Festival
Who presides
Sango priests perform ceremonies
Events
Sango thunder god festival, Drumming and possession dances, Offerings at Sango shrines
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Farming
Guide
First rains arrive. Plant maize and yam. Intercrop with beans and vegetables.
Crops
Maize, Yam, Beans
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Fishing
Conditions
Moderate
Guide
First rains. Fish spawning begins. Reduce near spawning grounds. Cast nets in rivers.
Target fish
Mixed
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Trading
Market guide
Rain disrupts long-distance trade. Local markets active. Imported goods trading.
Key goods
Local food, Cloth
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Herding
Conditions
Improving
Guide
First rains. New grass growth. Excellent grazing begins. Move to upland pastures.
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Healing
Guide
First rains activate herbs. Treat seasonal fever and malaria. Harvest fresh leaves.
Herbs
Bitter leaf, Fever bark, Lemongrass
Ritual
Anti-fever ceremony
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Weather
Season
Early Rains
Rainfall
80-140mm
Wind
SW monsoon
Advisory
Reliable rains arrive. Good planting window. Flash floods possible.
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