The Oromo Calendar: Time, Cosmos, and Civilization Oromia My Country Research and Collective Digital artwork / Conceptual cosmological composition This work presents the Oromo Calendar as a civilisational system in which time, law, and cosmology are inseparable. Against a deep celestial field, the phases of the moon unfold in sequence, marking time as cyclical, relational, and governed by natural order rather than mechanical measurement. The lunar progression situates human life within cosmic rh

⸻ **DHAHA (HENNI): THE INDIGENOUS OROMO CALENDAR SYSTEM** A Nomination for Inscription on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Submitted by: Oromia-My Country Heritage Domain: Knowledge and Practices Concerning Nature and the Universe Community: Oromo People of the Horn of Africa ⸻ 1. Introduction The Indigenous Oromo Calendar, known as Dhaha or Henni, represents one of the oldest continuously practiced indigenous time-reckoning systems in Africa. It is