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Igbo Calendar: Ọnwa Uzọ, 13th Moon, Afọ 2025
The Igbo day, moon and year for the opening of the new cycle, with the market days, the Ụga we are in, and a morning blessing.
The Concept of Oma Agwụ
Oma Agwụ is the sacred ground where Agwụ is installed. This teaching explains Agwụ Ezumezu, Uru Agwụ, Ekwensu Agwụ, Oku, Okuku and why the land of your lineage matters.
Spirituality and Politics in Ọdịnani
In Ọdịnani, politics is far older than party rivalry. It is the organization of life, authority and balance, and the ancestors never separated it from spirituality.
Be Nna Gi as the First Altar: An Ọdịnani Teaching on Ancestral Return
Why the father’s house is the first place of spiritual connection, how fear cuts people off from their roots, and what returning home means in Ọdịnani.
Ọnwa Uzọ Alụshi (Ọnwa Alụ Kwụsị): The 13th Moon of the Igbo Calendar
The 13th moon is a sacred threshold where the land is cleansed and the old year is released before the new cycle begins.
Do You Know About the Four Great Ụga of the Igbo People?
Many people know the four Igbo market days, but Igbo thought also holds a far larger idea of time: the four great Ụga, or world ages. Here is a short introduction and where to read more.
Time Is an Illusion: Why Time Is Man-Made, but Ụga Is Divine
Time as hours, days, and months is a human measure, not a cosmic law. This article explains why, in Ọdịnani thought, divinity works through Ụga, the great cosmic ages, and not through the calendar.