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Check out the updated Igbo Calendar 2022 which includes the Four 4 Market Days) namely: Eke , Orie , Afor , Nkwo , Below is the 2022 Igbo Calendar with the correct market days and more.January – Igbo Calendar 2022
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FAST DOWNLOADWhat are the Igbo market days?Igbos generally have four market days, namely: eke, orie, afor and nkwo.
How are Igbo market days calculated?In other words, Igbo calendar known as Iguaro is based on the cycle of the moon where each complete circle is one month calculated of twenty eight days by which thirteen moons (month) plus one extra day make up one year. This extra day according to O.
What is Eke market day?The most sagacious of all these market days is the Eke market day. It is considered significant because it signifies a lot of meaning, of which bad omen, is the most pronounced. It is regarded as the least favoured day in most Igbo communities. Activities are also constricted outside this day as a severance day.
What is the meaning of Orie in Igbo?Some communities in Igbo land adopt Eke, others AFO(Aho) or Nkwo as their resting day but in Uturu, Orie is usually the holy day of obligation when an Uturu farmer rest from farming for the week. It is also a day an Uturu man feast together with his family.
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