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Yoruba religion
Deities
God: Ọlọrun / Olodumare / Olofin
The Orisha: Aganju
Agemo
Ajaka
Ayao
Babalú-Ayé
Elegua
Erinle
Eshu
Ibeji
Oduduwa
Ogun
Olokun
Ori
Oko
Oshumare
Ọba
Ọbatala
Ọranyan
Ọrunmila
Ọsanyin
Ọṣọọsi
Ọṣun
Ọya
Shango
Yemọja
Beliefs
Aṣẹ
Ayagunna
Cosmology
Egbere
Irunmọlẹ
Ifá
Ori
Oriṣa
Practices
Ajere Ifa
Babalawo/Iyalawo
Cowrie-shell divination
Egungun
Epa mask
Gẹlẹdẹ
Letra del año
Obi divination
Osanyin staff
Variants
African Theological Archministry (United States)
Candomblé, Ketu (Brazil)
Kélé (Saint Lucia)
Quimbanda (Brazil)
Santería (Cuba)
Tambor de Mina (Brazil)
Trinidad Orisha (Trinidad)
Umbanda (Brazil)
Yoruba religion (Nigeria)
Sacred sites
Ile Ife
Oyo
Osun-Osogbo
Yorubaland
Legendary figures
Oduduwa
Oranyan
Moremi Ajasoro
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The Yoruba calendar (Kọ́jọ́dá) is a calendar used by the Yoruba people of southwestern and north central Nigeria and southern Benin. The calendar has a year beginning on the last moon of May or first moon of June of the Gregorian calendar. The new year coincides with the Ifá festival.
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, Sopona, Iyami Aje, and the Egungun
Day 2 is dedicated to Orunmila, Esu, and Osun
Day 3 is dedicated to Ogun and Oshosi
Day 4 is dedicated to Sango and 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: Ọjọ́-Àìkú (Sunday), Ọjọ́-Ajé (Monday), O̩jọ́-Ìṣẹ́gun (Tuesday), Ọjọ́rú (Wednesday), Ọjọ́bo̩ (Thursday), Ọjọ́-E̩tì (Friday) and O̩jọ́-Àbamé̩ta (Saturday).
Time (Ìgbà, àsìkò, àkókò) is measured in ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá (seconds), ìṣẹ́jú (minutes), wákàtì (hours), ọjọ́ (days), ọ̀sẹ̀ (weeks), oṣù (months) and ọdún (years).
There are 60 seconds (ọgọ́ta ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá) in 1 minute (ìṣẹ́jú kan); 60 minutes (ọgọ́ta ìṣẹ́jú) in 1 hour (wákàtì kan); 24 hours (wákàtì mẹ́rìnlélógún) in 1 day (ọjọ́ kan); 7 days (ọjọ́ méje) in 1 week (ọ̀sẹ̀ kan); 4 or 5 weeks (ọ̀sẹ̀ mẹ́rìn tàbí márùn-ún) in one month (oṣù kan); 52 weeks (ọ̀sẹ̀ méjìléláàádọ́ta), 12 months (oṣù méjìlá), and 365 days (ọjọ́ mẹ́rìndínláàádọ́rinlélọ́ọ̀ọ́dúnrún) in 1 year (ọdún kan).
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