Before widespread use of the Gregorian calendar, Yoruba people used a lunar calendar called Kójódá. According to this calendar, the year begins on the third of June and ends on the second of June. This is because June is when new crops began to appear, meaning that there will be food for everyone.
The Yoruba calendar (Kojoda) year starts from 3 June to 2 June of the following year. According to this calendar, the Gregorian year 2022 A. D. is the 10,064th year of Yoruba culture.
The traditional Yoruba week has four days. The 4 days that are dedicated to the Orisa goes as follow:
Day 1 is dedicated to Obatala (Obaluaye/Sopanna, Iyaami, and the Egungun)
Day 2 is dedicated to Orunmila (Esu and Osun)
Day 3 is dedicated to Ogun (Osoosi)
Day 4 is dedicated to Sango (Oya)
To reconcile with the Gregorian calendar, Yoruba people also measure time in seven days a week and four weeks a month. The four day calendar was dedicated to the Orisas and the seven day calendar is for doing business.
Months of the year:
Oṡu in Yoruba calendar Months in Gregorian calendar
ÒKÙDÚ June
AGḖMṐ July
ÒGÚN August
OWḖRḖ September
ṐWARO October
BḔLU November
ṐPḖ December
ṠḔRḔ January
ÈRÉLE February
ḔRḔNA March
IGBE April
ḔBÍBÍ May
Further historical information will be highly appreciated.
By Wizprodigy
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