Yaro – the bringer of the day
Classification: God
Culture Kaffa of Ethiopia.
The kingdom of Kaffa existed from 1390 to 1897 and was centered
in what is now Ethiopia.
Yaro is a sky god to whom the Kafa people venerated. He is
said to have created the all of mankind with a thought and the utterance of one
word, exuding the power of the spoken word.
He brings mankind the days and the seasons.
He is celebrated in annual festival that coincided roughly
with the Summer and winter solstice.
Rituals for this deity are celebrated on either hill tops or river banks in rural areas.
Offerings to this Yaro were typically roasted meats, wine,
and sweet cakes.
Yaro is said to be a kind benevolent gods, but when he
becomes angry he can create terrible rains and storms.
His sacred day is the
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