⸻ Reclaiming the Oromo Names of the Seven Days of the Week Time, Knowledge, and Cultural Continuity Introduction: Why the Names of Days Matter The way people name time is never accidental. Days, months, and years are named according to how a community understands life, nature, and human responsibility. Time is not just something that passes; it is something that is lived, remembered, and organized. For the Oromo people, the original names of the seven days of the week are known as Maqabaasa. The