Deep Sections
Explore Mayan / Mesoamerican Calendric Systems in depth.
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The Tzolkin
The sacred 260-day calendar — 20 day signs cycling through 13 numbers, the heartbeat of Mayan cosmol...
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The Haab
The solar 365-day calendar — 18 months of 20 days plus the 5-day Wayeb, mapping the agricultural yea...
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Calendar Round
The 52-year cycle where Tzolkin and Haab realign — a person's full life cycle in Mayan time....
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Long Count
The great cycles of baktuns, katuns, tuns, uinals, and kins — tracking cosmic epochs across millenni...
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Lords of the Night
The nine underworld deities who rule each night of the Tzolkin, shaping dreams and shadow work....
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