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newsnigeria · 11 months

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Happy New Calendar Year !!! It is 10,065 of the Oodua (Yoruba) Calendar - KỌ́JỌ́DÁ (Aseyi samodun o!)

'Ki Ọ́JỌ́ DÁ: Meaning; May The Day Be Clear or Foreseen; is the name of Yórúbà Calendar. Akù Odùn Tìtún o! Eyìn Omo Yórubà nìlè lókó, léyín ódì! It is 10,065th of the Yoruba Calendar (Kojoda, which means "May The Day Be Foreseen"). The New Year begins on June 3rd (Okodu 3) of the Gregorian Calendar.

This means, 10,065th year of recorded Yoruba history since the establishment of the calendar according to Scholars by Orunmila. However we used to have 4 days/week, but later reconciled it with the Gregorian calendar 7days/week (Note). Before the western Gregorian calendar, Yorubas used a lunar calendar. The Yoruba year begins June 3 of this year to June 2nd the following year. The traditional calendar had a 4 day week, 7 week month, and 12 month year. The Yoruba calendar (Kojoda) has a year beginning on the last moon of May or first moon of June of the Gregorian calendar, and an era of 8042 BC. The new year coincides with the Ifá festival. It started about 10,065th years ago, when Ife-Oodaye was populated by the Orishas. It was the work of Orunmila and Obatala. The traditional Yoruba week has four days. The four days that are dedicated to the Orisa go as follow: Day 1 is dedicated to Obatala (Sopanna, Iyaami, and the Egungun) Day 2 is dedicated to Orunmila (Esu, Ifá 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. The seven days are: Ojo-Aiku (Sunday), Ojo-Aje (Monday), Ojo-Ishegun (Tuesday), Ojo-Riru (Wednesday), Ojo-Bo/Alamisi (Thursday), Ojo-Eti (Friday) and Ojo-Abameta (Saturday). Oṡu in Yoruba calendar. ÒKÙDÚ June AGḖMṐ July ÒGÚN August OWḖwḖ September ṐWAwa October BḔLU November ṐPḖ December ṠḔRḔ January ÈRÉLE February ḔRḔNA March IGBE April ḔBÍBÍ May Happy New Year! Aseyi samodun o! Read the full article

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hollowworldradio · 5 years

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Y O R U B A . S P I R I T U A L I T Y

Yoruba spirituality (Ifa/Orisa worship) is an intricate belief system. It was created to guide you through life, build your character and connect you with the forces of nature. This belief system has been around for at least 10,000 years.

According to the Yoruba Kojoda calendar, this is the year 10,061, while it is just 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. Ifa/Orisa worship is not only practiced by the Yoruba but many other cultures across Africa like the Fon and Ewe. This belief system does not discriminate. Therefore, you do not have to be Yoruba, Fon or Ewe to practice Ifa/Orisa worship.

Unlike foreign religions, Yoruba spirituality is about you - not a saviour or any other central figure. Yes, there are the Irunmoles and Orisas. However, the things you learn, like your taboos and even the energy of your guardian Orisa, specifically apply to you. It is not a “one-size-fits-all” belief system but a personalised one. Initiation is an essential part of Yoruba spirituality. This ancient ritual was created to connect you with the energy of your guardian Orisa and reveal your life path, among other things.

In this belief system, each person has a different guardian Orisa. To a certain extent, you have the energy of your guardian Orisa. Therefore, understanding and revering your guardian Orisa (and other Orisas) is key to fulfilling your purpose and navigating your journey through life.

The Irunmole represent forces of nature. They were created by Olodumare (the supreme being) and charged with different roles. We do not interact directly with Olodumare, but with the Orisas. The Orisas are Irunmoles who reincarnated on earth and lived exemplary lives. For example, there is Sango (pr-shango) the Irunmole and Sango the Orisa, who reincarnated as the third Alaafin of Oyo. They are the same divine being.

The Ifa/Orisa divination system makes use of mathematical formulas and an extensive body of text/information known as Odus. Although it may look confusing or haphazard to the uninitiated, divination is a complex process and is always accurate. People are often stunned by the revelations from divination. It could highlight things about your past, present, future. Ifa/Orisa priests and priestess use kola nut, palm kernels or cowries to perform divination. Most times, you do not need to tell the priest or priestess what you need, but the divination will reveal it.

Usually, after divination, you are required to perform a sacrifice to avert or support the things revealed in the reading. Like other belief systems in Africa, animal sacrifice is part of Ifa/Orisa worship. However, it is not every time that you will be required to perform animal sacrifice. The priest or priestess does not arbitrarily tell you the things to offer as a sacrifice. Instead, divination is performed to determine the kind of offerings to make.

A lot of “modern” people abhor animal sacrifice because they see it as disregard for animal life, but that is due to lack of understanding. Animal sacrifice is a sacred ritual that has been performed for thousands of years according to strict rules. It is not a wanton thing. The very act of sacrifice affirms that animals have a powerful life force. This solemn ceremony shows respect for the inherent spirit in the animal. It is not a waste of life. The criticisms of animal sacrifice betray our little knowledge about the continuity of life and spirituality.

Death is not the end of life!

There are many aspects of Ifa/Orisa belief system that we cannot discuss in this brief article. The goal is to give you a basic introduction. This short post may leave you with questions, and we encourage you to learn more from the right sources and continue to grow spiritually.

Ase!

words by Sangodaunsi

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alubarika · 9 years

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Kójódá (Yoruba Traditional Calendar)

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. Based on Kójódá, the year 2015 A.D. is the 10057th year of Yoruba culture. The calendar has four days which are dedicated to different Orisas. There are 91 weeks in a year based on this calendar.

-Day 1 is dedicated to Obatala: Ojo Obatala

-Day 2 is dedicated to Orunmila: Ojo Orunmila/Ifa/Awo

-Day 3 is dedicated to Ogun: Ojo Ogun

-Day 4 is dedicated to Sango: Ojo Sango/Jakuta

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newsnigeria · 1 year

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#EsuIsNotSatan: The significance and Misconception of Esu, Walk every 24th of December.

It is the 24th day of December 2022 Gregorian year, (Kojoda calendar, it's 10,064th year) a day Ifa Practitioners, traditionalists, and all respectful Omoluabi, Omo Karo O'jire remind the entire universe of the personality that surrounds Esu. In a message that serves as an awareness #EsuIsNotSatan. Today we remind everyone of many misconceptions and the significance of Esu. Esu is not satan, it has never been and will never be. Listed below are a few functions and misconceptions of Esu.

Top 10 misconceptions of Esu - #EsuIsNotSatan

1) Esu – the Holy Saviour and the Messiah Of the Universe. 2) He is one of the delegated Irunmoles of Olodumare. Hence, a messenger of Olodumare. 3) Esu stands as a prosecutor to defaulters of the instructions of Olodumare. You may likewise call him the first Law enforcement agent of Olodumare. 4) He is always on the side of Justice and Equity. 5) Esu's actions fall within the Jurisdiction of obligations as instructed by his Creator (Olodumare) 6) All attribute as Power, wisdom, knowledge, and skills are given to Esu by Olodumare for his mission on Earth. 7) Esu has no desire for praises or worship that belongs to Olodumare therefore, he is not god with a small letter g or God with a capital letter G. Esu is Esu. 8) He does not have the power, might, gut or nerve to contest the position of Olodumare. 9) Esu is accountable and reports directly to Olodumare. 10)The Esu spirituality(Irunmole) is consent to the supremacy of Olodumare Significance of #EsuIsNotSatan Olodumare created Esu for all People to Protect, Guard, and save us from all attributes Of life Challenges. Esu is the messenger who delivers our messages to Olodumare. Esu is the centre Orisa between the left side and right side of the World. Likewise, Esu can be simply called the middle Orisa between Omo Orisa and Our Ajogun. It's believed that the world consists Of 2 different Side; (1) The Right Side (2) Left Side The right side of the world: The right-hand side of the world is where All Orisa lives with us all their Omo. The left side of the world: The left-hand side of the world is where All Evils Doers and Evil makers live. It is believed that the left side is the dark side. The right side is called (OTUN AYE ) while the left side is called (OSI AYE). In Otun Aye: All Omo Orisa usually seeks Greatness, Prosperity, Freedom, Power, Long life, Wealth, Good living, Life Betterness, Comfortability, Peace, etc. Usually, from their mothers and fathers which are the Orisa. In Osi Aye, They are all designed to spoil the goodwill that the Omo orisas are seeking on the right side. Meanwhile, the dark side is purely created to damage all good efforts Of Progress, Greatness, Peace, comfortability of life, etc The general name for the dwellers Of Osi aye is called ” AJOGUN IBI ”. Olodumare specially created Esu for everyone to Protect, Guard, and save us from all attributes of life challenges. Esu is the messenger who delivers our messages to Olodumare. Esu is the centre Orisa between the left side and right side of the World. In addition, Esu can be simply called the middle Orisa between Omo Orisa and Our Ajogun. In this section of #EsuIsnotsatan awareness, we list the Different Kinds Of Esu: Esu Odara,Esu Alaje,Esu Ogo, Esu Olapakia, Esu Agbalu, Esu Ogiri Oko,Esu Elegbara, Esu ilu, Esu Ayiluka,Esu laroye, Esu Barabebe,Esu Alasuwada, Esu Oja, Esu Yangi, Esu Aseta, Esu Ija, Esu Ebita, Esu Awure e.t.c All these Esu’s have their significant purposes of importance, But ESU ODARA is the leader and the most Powerful. Esu Odara is the one we give our ebo to after making it. The ebo is the message Odara helps us to deliver as an appeal to Ajogun ibi who wants to do us bad. When the Ajogun ibi accepts the ebo from Esu. We begin to live more comfortably in life. That is why the more we do ebo in the right, The more we save ourselves from any source of trouble from the left. Read the full article

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newsnigeria · 5 months

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Why do some Omoluabi (Yoruba) sometimes leave their usage of words and result in using borrowed words?

For example, Jimoh instead of Eti. Some will even say "Jimoh Oloyin".ki ni itumo Jimoh Oloyin? Some Arabic words that found their way into names Yoruba Atalata --- Tuesday, Alaruba--- Wednesday Alamisi- Thursday, Jimoh for Friday. Yoruba doesn't need to be loaned days of the week from Arabic. Loaned words should only occur if a particular culture doesn't have equivalents. The standard words for the days of the week are : Àìkú--Sunday Ajé---Monday Ìṣẹ́gun--Tuesday Ọjọ́--Wednesday Ọjọ́bọ--Thursday Ẹtì--Friday Àbámẹ́ta--Saturday. The seven-day calendar was made up to adapt the Gregorian calendar brought by the colonialists. The Yorubas already developed their advanced calendar system before the Gregorian calendar was introduced. Yoruba calendar was called the Kojoda and according to the Yoruba Kojoda, we are now in the year 10065 (Gregorian is 2023). The traditional Yoruba days of the week are Read the full article

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newsnigeria · 4 years

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KṒJṒDÁ 10062: Odún Dé Omo Eríwo…

Happy world Ifa Festival to all the traditionalist around the globe. Irinwó imolè, igba imolè, Olódùmarè yóò gba gbogbo irè wa, àmódùn á jù báyìí lo. We shall all witness more of it on earth. Ajoke Olóbì❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

Kojoda 10,062 Read the full article

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theyearofyears · 7 years

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It's a New Year all day everyday

The Yoruba Calendar - called Kojoda - begins on 3rd June, and runs to 91 weeks each 4 days long. And the year that has just begun is 10,059.

Ancient though the calendar and people are, currently there are over 40 million Yoruba people in the world. Most live in Yorubaland - which encompasses a part of Nigeria and Benin. There is also quite a wide diaspora, including about 200k people in USA. Which - as I will shortly demonstrate - is a reasonable defence as to why I am only mentioning the New Year today and not on 3rd June as I should have done.

There is a festival held today called Odunde that has been held in Philadelphia for over 40 years. Based on the celebration of the Yoruba New Year, it is always held on the second Sunday in June, i.e. today. With over half a million visitors it is ‘the largest African-American street festival in the US.’ And in my not entirely robust original investigations it made itself well known. Can’t trust that internet as far as you can throw it.

But, on the plus side, Odunde is still based on being a new year celebration, and, according to no. 4. on the list of Yoruba New Year - 11 Things You Should Know: (http://www.theyoruba.com/2016/06/yoruba-new-year-11-things-you-should-know/)

'The festival of the Yoruba New Year lasts all year, hence the saying gbogbo ojo ni odun ne ile awo, meaning everyday is a festival in awo’s house.’

So, everyday is a celebration of New Year and I don’t need to worry. Phew. Though perhaps it also makes this whole Year of Years endeavour moot. Hmm.

Happy New Year.

#odunde2017 #odunde #yoruba #yorubaland #nigeria #benin #kojoda #philadelphia #theyearofyears #happynewyear

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newsnigeria · 5 years

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Check out New Post published on Ọmọ Oòduà

New Post has been published on http://ooduarere.com/news-from-nigeria/breaking-news/ojo-abameta-toni/

Ní Ojúmọ́ Ọjọ́ Àbámẹ́ta Tòní - #Kojoda #Yoruba #Orisa

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Mo sé ní ìwúre fun orí kọ̀ọ̀kan wa ní ojúmọ́ ọjọ́ Àbámẹ́ta tòní wípé àìsàn kéré tóbi aráyé kò ní fí se wá tọmọ tọmọ tebí tará Ọlọ́run kò ní jẹ́ ka dùbúlẹ̀ àìsàn tọmọ tọmọ Gbogbo àìsàn arawa Olódùmarè yoo wòwá sàn kí ọ̀sẹ̀ yí tó parí