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4-Day Market Week
Ọjọ Ẹjẹ
Thunder
💧
Ọjọ Ẹta
Water
💰
Ọjọ Ajé
Wealth
🌍
Ọjọ Abámẹta
Earth
Owewe Sep Second rains
👑 Traditional Rulers
Festival Ọranmiyan Heritage
Who presides Ooni of Ife leads ceremonies
Events Ile-Ife ancestral rites, Oduduwa commemoration, Yoruba unity ceremonies
🏺 Farming
Guide Second rains. Late-season yam harvest begins. Plant groundnuts.
Crops Yam (harvest), Groundnut
🎣 Fishing
Conditions Good
Guide Second rains. Rivers still high. Good cast net fishing in floodwaters.
Target fish Tilapia, Catfish
🛒 Trading
Market guide Harvest trading begins. Yam and cassava markets opening. Regional fairs active.
Key goods Yam, Cassava, Groundnut
🐄 Herding
Conditions Good
Guide Second rains. Still good grazing. Sell surplus cattle before dry season.
💧 Healing
Guide Second rains. Treat water-borne diseases. Protect wells and water sources.
Herbs Water purification herbs
Ritual Water blessing (Omi Mimọ)
🌦 Weather
Season Second Rains
Rainfall 120-160mm
Wind SW monsoon returns
Advisory Second rainy season. Moderate rainfall. Good for late crops.
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