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The Igbo calendar (Igbo: Ọ̀gụ́àfọ̀ Ị̀gbò [citation needed]) is the traditional calendar system of the Igbo people from present-day Nigeria.The calendar has 13 months in a year (Afọ), 7 weeks in a month (Ọnwa), and 4 days of Igbo market days (Eke, Orie, Afọ, na Nkwọ) in a week (Izu) plus an extra day at the end of the year, in the last month.
The Balinese calendar has ten types of weeks (wewaran): Ékawara the one-day week, Dwiwara the two-day week, Triwara the three-day week, all the way until Dasawara the ten-day week. Igbo: 4 days: The traditional Igbo week consists of four market days: eke, orie, afor, and nkwo. Yoruba: 4 days: Traditional Yoruba calendar Korea: 5 days
Igbo cosmology presents a balance between the feminine and masculine, perhaps, with a preponderance of female representation in Igbo lore. [19] In Igbo cosmology, the world was divided into four corners by the high god corresponding to èké órìè àfọ̀ ǹkwọ́ which are the days of the week in the Igbo calendar regarded as market days.
It appeals to the entire Igbo speaking peoples both at home and in the Diaspora. [98] Ikeji is a four-day festival of propitiation, thanksgiving and feasting which is held annually in March or April. [99] Reckoned with the Igbo calendar, these four days correspond to one Igbo week of four market days (Eke, Oye/Orie, Afo and Nkwo).
In the traditional Igbo calendar, a week (Igbo: Izu) has 4 days (Igbo: Ubochi) (Eke, Orie, Afọ, Nkwọ), seven weeks make one month (Igbo: Ọnwa), a month has 28 days and there are 13 months in a year. In the last month, an extra day is added. [30]
It appeals to the entire Igbo-speaking peoples, both at home and abroad. Ikeji is a four-day festival of propitiation, thanksgiving, and feasting held annually in March or April. Reckoned with the Igbo calendar, these four days correspond to one Igbo week of four market days (Eke, Oye/Orie, Afo, and Nkwo). Each of these days has a special ...
Stock market holidays are non-weekend business days when the two major U.S. stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq, are closed for the day.These days often closely ...
[citation needed] Nkwo Emeke is the biggest market in Emekuku land and trading activities peak on Nkwo days (Igbo calendar). [ citation needed ] Orie Nwinyi Emeke is another important market in Azara Egbelu one of the ten villages (Azaraegbelu, Azaraowalla, Akalovo, Ezeogba, Ezedibia, Uboegebelu, Ubowalla, Umuakuru, Umuocham, and Okwuemeke ...