Igbo Calendar
Today Why Shop Timeline Nigeria has always held a special place in my heart. It was the first place I ever tried to go to start over—to build something new. Back in 2019, during the pandemic, I was told I had to take the vaccine or lose my job. Instead, I booked a flight to Nigeria. I had a vision: a new life, maybe even a path as a Hebrew teacher in Africa. But I made a simple mistake—I didn’t have a visa. I was denied entry. Just like that, the plan collapsed. Years later, I find myself returning to Nigeria in a different way. The Global Perennial Calendar (GPC) has now launched two apps, and we’re looking to expand. Because I don’t conduct business on the Sabbath, I’ve been studying calendar systems more deeply—and that’s when I took a serious look at the Igbo calendar. What I found surprised me. The Igbo calendar is beautifully simple: 13 months of 28 days. No irregular month lengths. No memorization games. It’s clean, ...