COSMOGONY

African Igbo Lunar Calendar is authentic African Cultural Calendar that was used by African Igbo tribe to track the Lunar Calendar year prior to the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar to Africa. It is an agricultural calendar based on the yearly cultivation of the African white and yellow yams, and cumulated in the yearly harvesting of the Yam which signified the celebration of the New Year Harvest Festival, and beginning of the Luna Calendar Year.

Months of the Year and their meaning in Igbo spiritual philosophy

This month represents the Grace of Chi regarding the totality of vegetation, including agricultural vegetation.

This month represents a call, in Nsibiri (Signage) to humanity - "Know thyself and work hard".

This month represents the beginning of preparation for yam & general crops planting.

This month represents the beginning of preparation for yam & general crops planting.

This month represents the feminine aspect of Chii's milk of goodness to continuously flow to suckle & sustain our lives & our descendants.

This month is named to represent the farming period for tilling of the farm land for cropping of yams & other tubers & vegetables.

This month represents the masculine aspect of Chi's goodness to continously sustain our lives and our decendants.

This month represents the Grace of Chi regarding divine protection.

This month represents the grace of Chi regarding justice & retribution.

This month is named to acknowledge the supremacy & kingship of Chineke.

This month, with the Sun as the
symbol, represents the omniscience,
omnipresence, omnipotence, magnificence and immortality of Chi.

This month is named to enjoin all to God worship, Ofufe Chi.

This month is named to call attention to the wisdom of Chii regarding creation and preparation for the new year ceremony.