ISOKO CALENDAR.

Before the coming of the Europeans, the people of Isoko like most of their neighbours, operated a lunar calendar and the day a new moon appears was generally regarded as the first day of the month. From one planting season to the other was a year. A week consisted of four days and not seven days.
The four days of the week in a traditional Isoko calendar are:

1. Ewor
2. Athueworno
3. Uje
4. Athujeno

Ewor (Ewhor) also called Edewor was regarded as a sacred day by adherents of many of the traditional religions in Isoko- the way Sunday is to Christians. Ewor was therefore regarded as the first day of the week in the Isoko Traditional calendar.
Furthermore, in each Isoko community, one of the days of the week was set aside as a market day. Therefore, that day also became known as Edeki in the community. For instance Ewor is the market day in Emede, Oyede, Umeh, etc. To the people of these communities, Ewor is also Edeki. The communities of Ozoro, Olomoro, Igbide, Enwhe, etc, chose Uje as their market day. Again, Uje in those communities was also Edeki.
With the advent of British Colonial rule, the Julian/Gregorian Calendar of 12 months was introduced and adopted in Isokoland.Today, the twelve months of the year in the Julian Calendar have their corresponding names in Isoko are as follow

Ovo—————–January

Ava —————-February

Asa —————–March

Ane ——————April

Asoh —————May

Azeza——————June

Ahre —————–July

Ahria —————August

Azie————September

Akpei————-October

Akpegbovo———November

Akpegbive———–December

The seven days of the week (Monday to Sunday) equally have their names in Isoko. They are as follow:

Edovo Oka …….. Monday

Edive Oka ……… Tuesday

Edesa Oka ……. Wednesday

Edene Oka ……. Thursday

Ediso Oka ………. Friday

Edomaha (Edoka Osese)….. Saturday

Edoka (Edijala) ……. Sunday

NOTE

Day in Isoko is Ede_

Week………….. Oka (plural: Eka)

Month……………. Amara (plural: Emera)

Year ………………… (Ukpe) (plural: Ikpe)