The Mayan Calendar - Ending on 12/21/2012
This our group on discussion, discovery and exploration of the Mayan
Calendar ending on December 21st 2012. What this new year in the calendar
going to bring?
Among their other accomplishments, the ancient Mayas invented a calendar
of remarkable accuracy and complexity. At right is the ancient Mayan Pyramid
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. The Pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichén Itzá,
constructed circa 1050 was built during the late Mayan period, when Toltecs
from Tula became politically powerful. The pyramid was used as a calendar:
four stairways, each with 91 steps and a platform at the top, making a total
of 365, equivalent to the number of days in a calendar year.
The Maya calendar was adopted by the other Mesoamerican nations, such as
the Aztecs and the Toltec, which adopted the mechanics of the calendar
unaltered but changed the names of the days of the week and the months. An
Aztec calendar stone is shown at right (below).
The Maya calendar uses three different dating systems in parallel, the
Long Count, the Tzolkin (divine calendar), and the
Haab (civil calendar). Of these, only the Haab has a direct
relationship to the length of the year.
A typical Mayan date looks like this: 12.18.16.2.6, 3 Cimi 4 Zotz.
12.18.16.2.6 is the Long Count date.
3 Cimi is the Tzolkin date.
4 Zotz is the Haab date.
accuracy and complexity. At right is the ancient Mayan Pyramid Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. The Pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichén Itzá, constructed circa 1050 was built during the late Mayan period, when Toltecs from Tula became politically powerful. The pyramid was used as a calendar: four stairways, each with 91 steps and a platform at the top, making a total of 365, equivalent to the number of days in a calendar year.
The Maya calendar was adopted by the other Mesoamerican nations, such as the Aztecs and the Toltec, which adopted the mechanics of the calendar unaltered but changed the names of the days of the week and the months. An Aztec calendar stone is shown at right (below).
The Maya calendar uses three different dating systems in parallel, the Long Count, the Tzolkin (divine calendar), and the Haab (civil calendar). Of these, only the Haab has a direct relationship to the length of the year.
A typical Mayan date looks like this: 12.18.16.2.6, 3 Cimi 4 Zotz.
12.18.16.2.6 is the Long Count date.
3 Cimi is the Tzolkin date.
4 Zotz is the Haab date.
How much time do we really have, Life is Short!
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These are links about the Mayan New Years:
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html
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