The 13 months of the Ewe Calendar, name origin and significance
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2024
- In Ewe, there are 13 months. There are 28 days in each of these months, for a total of 364 days in a year. The names of the months in Ewe, as well as the origins of their names, are detailed below.
Dzove- January
“Dzo va” meaning heat has come.
Dzodze- February
Tedoxe- March
“Tedo xe” meaning, yam hole is filled.
Afɔfie- April
"Afɔ fie" meaning, the feet is burnt
Dame- May
Masa- June
Siamlɔm- July
“Siam lɔm” meaning, Drying and collecting.
Deasiamime- August
“De asi ami me” meaning, Put your hand in oil”
Anyɔnyɔ- September
“ Tsi le nyɔnɔm" meaning, It is drizzling.
Kele- October
“Tsi ake le gbɔwò” meaning, The raining season will end.
Adamekpɔxe- November
“Adela makpɔ xe” meaning, the hunter cannot see the bed.
Dzome- December
Ƒoave
“Ƒo wo ave” Clear the forest/vegetation
Very interesting, first time to come across this. Well presented and melodious singing voice. Thanks.
It's interesting to know the stories behind the months. Thank you for sharing
Weldone
Thanks for sharing 🙏
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Good
Congrats
Can we please get the towns in Ewe and how they got their names?
Meaning that according to the Eve calendar, December is not the end, then let’s all relax and go home in the 13th month of the Eve calendar
But yes I need to get some three item in the room
1. Empty bucket
2.2white candles
3.white clothe
Oh man... I'm trying to say see you in July and I found there is 13 months! •́ ‿ ,•̀
Considering a 364-day year, in which year are we now according to the Eʋe calendar?
Also, is it always the case that January is Dzove, February Dzodze, etc?
Afɔfie- April
Pourquoi ne pas expliquer en éwé pour que l'on comprenne les mois en notre langue.
Afɔfie (not Afɔfia)
It's a typographical error it will is corrected in the description below and addressed in our next video. Thanks for the correction