Èjì Òyè
Ifá ní ó ye’kú nùn l’Órí Awo
What will avert death away from Awo?
Èjì Òyè
Ifa will avert death away from Awo.”
~Owó
The Yoruba traditional calendar, called Kọ́jọ́dá, starts the new year on June 3rd and ends on June 2nd the following year. It’s a lunar calendar with a 4-day week (each day honoring different Orisa), 7 weeks in a month, and 13 months in a year—so their year is 364 days long. The months and weeks are deeply tied to farming cycles, moon phases, and religious rituals.The traditional Yoruba week has four days. The four days that are dedicated to the ...