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Introduction to the Aztec Calendar
The Calendar and the Sun Stone

aztec calendar Mistakenly, one often refers to the Sun Stone, or the Stone of Axayacatl, as the Aztec Calendar. This sculpure does depict the 20 daysigns, and even the four era's of Suns that preceeded the current Fifth Sun but is was not used as a calendar. Instead it was used as a sacrifical altar. So, what actually is the Aztec calendar?


Not just one calendar

There is not just one Aztec calendar, there are two more or less independent systems. One calendar, called the xiuhpohualli, has 365 days. It describes the days and rituals related to the seasons, and therefor might be called the agricultural year or the solar year. The other calendar has 260 days. In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, it is called the tonalpohualli or, the day-count. Most information on this Internet-site refers to the tonalpohualli, which is the sacred calendar.
The tonalpohualli and Aztec cosmology

The tonalpohualli, or day-count, has been called a sacred calendar because its main purpose is that of a divinatory tool. It divides the days and rituals between the gods. For the Aztec mind this is extremely important. Without it the world would soon come to an end. According to Aztec cosmology, the universe is in a very delicate equilibrium. Opposing divine forces are competing for power. This equilibrium is in constant danger of being disrupted by shifting powers of the gods, of the elemental forces that influence our lifes. This struggle cannot be won by any god. The notion that everything ultimately consists of two opposing forces is essential to the Aztec worldview. The world is always on the brink of going under in a spiritual war, a war of gods competing for supreme power. To prevent this from happening, the gods have been given their own space, their own time, their own social groups, etcetera, to rule over. The tonalpohualli tells us how time is divided among the gods.
The system of the tonalpohualli

The system of the tonalpohualli can be best understood by imagining two wheels that are connected to each other. One wheel has the numbers "one" to "thirteen" written on it. The second wheel has twenty symbols on it. In the initial situation, number "one" combines with the first symbol. This is the first day of the tonalpohualli. Now the wheels start moving and number "two" combines with the second glyph. This is the second day. After fourteen days, an Aztec week (trecena in Spanish) of thirteen days has passed. The wheel with the numbers shows number "one" again. The other wheel now shows the fourteenth symbol. After 260 days, the two wheels have returned to their initial position. The tonalpohualli starts all over again.

Dividing time among gods

A day (tonalli) in the tonalpohualli consists of a number and a symbol or daysign. Each daysign is dedicated to a god. The twenty dayssigns and their gods are successively:
Nr. Daysign God Nr. Daysign God
1 Cipactli Tonacatecuhtli 11 Ozomahtli Xochipili
2 Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl 12 Malinalli Patecatl
3 Calli Tepeyollotl 13 Acatl Tezcatlipoca
4 Cuetzpalin Huehuecoyotl 14 Ocelotl Tlazolteotl
5 Coatl Chalchihuitlicue 15 Cuauhtli Xipe Totec
6 Miquiztli Tecciztecatl 16 Cozcacuauhtli Itzpapalotl
7 Mazatl Tlaloc 17 Ollin Xolotl
8 Tochtli Mayahuel 18 Tecpatl Chalchihuihtotolin
9 Atl Xiuhtecuhtli 19 Quiahuitl Tonatiuh
10 Itzcuintli Mictlantecuhtli 20 Xochitl Xochiquetzal

Each daysign is ruled by a god. The nature of a day is also influenced by its number.
Nr. (Nahuatl) God
1 Ce Xiuhtecuhtli
2 Ome Tlaltecuhtli
3 Yei Chalchihuitlicue
4 Nahui Tonatiuh
5 Mahcuilli Tlazolteotl
6 Chicuacen Mictlantecuhtli
7 Chicome Centeotl
8 Chicuei Tlaloc
9 Chicunahui Quetzalcoatl
10 Mahtlactli Tezcatlipoca
11 Mahtlactli-once Chalmecatecuhtli
12 Mahtlactli-omome Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
13 Mahtlactli-omei Citlalicue

More important, each trecenas has a god that rules over that very 13-day period. The twenty trecenas and their associated gods or elemental forces are successively:
Nr. Trecenas God Nr. Trecenas God
1 Cipactli Ometeotl 11 Ozomahtli Patecatl
2 Ocelotl Quetzalcoatl 12 Cuetzpalin Itzlacoliuhqui
3 Mazatl Tepeyollotl 13 Ollin Tlazolteotl
4 Xochitl Huehuecoyotl 14 Itzcuintli Xipe Totec
5 Acatl Chalchihuitlicue 15 Calli Itzpapalotl
6 Miquiztli Tonatiuh 16 Cozcacuauhtli Xolotl
7 Quiahuitl Tlaloc 17 Atl Chalchihuihtotolin
8 Malinalli Mayahuel 18 Ehecatl Chantico
9 Coatl Xiuhtecuhtli 19 Cuauhtli Xochiquetzal
10 Tecpatl Mictlantecuhtli 20 Tochtli Xiuhtecuhtli

The xiuhpohualli

The 365-day year or xihuitl consists of 18 months (meztli) of 20 days plus five extra (unlucky) days. The last day of the last month of the year gives its (tonalpohualli-) name to the xihuitl. This name is the "Xihuitl" information that is displayed by the calendar. A simple calculation learns that only four daysigns can "bear" (i.e. give their name to) the year. These are Calli, Tochtli, Acatl and Tecpatl for the Aztec calendar. A similar calculation tells us that the number of the xihuitl is raised every year. So year 1-Calli is followed by 2-Tochtli, etcetera. This means that every 52 years (4 times 13) the name of the year will be the same. A combination of 52 years is called a calendar round or xiuhmolpilli (bundle).

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Posted by anonimus at Monday, November 01, 2010
Introduction to the Aztec Calendar
The Calendar and the Sun Stone

aztec calendar Mistakenly, one often refers to the Sun Stone, or the Stone of Axayacatl, as the Aztec Calendar. This sculpure does depict the 20 daysigns, and even the four era's of Suns that preceeded the current Fifth Sun but is was not used as a calendar. Instead it was used as a sacrifical altar. So, what actually is the Aztec calendar?


Not just one calendar

There is not just one Aztec calendar, there are two more or less independent systems. One calendar, called the xiuhpohualli, has 365 days. It describes the days and rituals related to the seasons, and therefor might be called the agricultural year or the solar year. The other calendar has 260 days. In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, it is called the tonalpohualli or, the day-count. Most information on this Internet-site refers to the tonalpohualli, which is the sacred calendar.
The tonalpohualli and Aztec cosmology

The tonalpohualli, or day-count, has been called a sacred calendar because its main purpose is that of a divinatory tool. It divides the days and rituals between the gods. For the Aztec mind this is extremely important. Without it the world would soon come to an end. According to Aztec cosmology, the universe is in a very delicate equilibrium. Opposing divine forces are competing for power. This equilibrium is in constant danger of being disrupted by shifting powers of the gods, of the elemental forces that influence our lifes. This struggle cannot be won by any god. The notion that everything ultimately consists of two opposing forces is essential to the Aztec worldview. The world is always on the brink of going under in a spiritual war, a war of gods competing for supreme power. To prevent this from happening, the gods have been given their own space, their own time, their own social groups, etcetera, to rule over. The tonalpohualli tells us how time is divided among the gods.
The system of the tonalpohualli

The system of the tonalpohualli can be best understood by imagining two wheels that are connected to each other. One wheel has the numbers "one" to "thirteen" written on it. The second wheel has twenty symbols on it. In the initial situation, number "one" combines with the first symbol. This is the first day of the tonalpohualli. Now the wheels start moving and number "two" combines with the second glyph. This is the second day. After fourteen days, an Aztec week (trecena in Spanish) of thirteen days has passed. The wheel with the numbers shows number "one" again. The other wheel now shows the fourteenth symbol. After 260 days, the two wheels have returned to their initial position. The tonalpohualli starts all over again.

Dividing time among gods

A day (tonalli) in the tonalpohualli consists of a number and a symbol or daysign. Each daysign is dedicated to a god. The twenty dayssigns and their gods are successively:
Nr. Daysign God Nr. Daysign God
1 Cipactli Tonacatecuhtli 11 Ozomahtli Xochipili
2 Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl 12 Malinalli Patecatl
3 Calli Tepeyollotl 13 Acatl Tezcatlipoca
4 Cuetzpalin Huehuecoyotl 14 Ocelotl Tlazolteotl
5 Coatl Chalchihuitlicue 15 Cuauhtli Xipe Totec
6 Miquiztli Tecciztecatl 16 Cozcacuauhtli Itzpapalotl
7 Mazatl Tlaloc 17 Ollin Xolotl
8 Tochtli Mayahuel 18 Tecpatl Chalchihuihtotolin
9 Atl Xiuhtecuhtli 19 Quiahuitl Tonatiuh
10 Itzcuintli Mictlantecuhtli 20 Xochitl Xochiquetzal

Each daysign is ruled by a god. The nature of a day is also influenced by its number.
Nr. (Nahuatl) God
1 Ce Xiuhtecuhtli
2 Ome Tlaltecuhtli
3 Yei Chalchihuitlicue
4 Nahui Tonatiuh
5 Mahcuilli Tlazolteotl
6 Chicuacen Mictlantecuhtli
7 Chicome Centeotl
8 Chicuei Tlaloc
9 Chicunahui Quetzalcoatl
10 Mahtlactli Tezcatlipoca
11 Mahtlactli-once Chalmecatecuhtli
12 Mahtlactli-omome Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
13 Mahtlactli-omei Citlalicue

More important, each trecenas has a god that rules over that very 13-day period. The twenty trecenas and their associated gods or elemental forces are successively:
Nr. Trecenas God Nr. Trecenas God
1 Cipactli Ometeotl 11 Ozomahtli Patecatl
2 Ocelotl Quetzalcoatl 12 Cuetzpalin Itzlacoliuhqui
3 Mazatl Tepeyollotl 13 Ollin Tlazolteotl
4 Xochitl Huehuecoyotl 14 Itzcuintli Xipe Totec
5 Acatl Chalchihuitlicue 15 Calli Itzpapalotl
6 Miquiztli Tonatiuh 16 Cozcacuauhtli Xolotl
7 Quiahuitl Tlaloc 17 Atl Chalchihuihtotolin
8 Malinalli Mayahuel 18 Ehecatl Chantico
9 Coatl Xiuhtecuhtli 19 Cuauhtli Xochiquetzal
10 Tecpatl Mictlantecuhtli 20 Tochtli Xiuhtecuhtli

The xiuhpohualli

The 365-day year or xihuitl consists of 18 months (meztli) of 20 days plus five extra (unlucky) days. The last day of the last month of the year gives its (tonalpohualli-) name to the xihuitl. This name is the "Xihuitl" information that is displayed by the calendar. A simple calculation learns that only four daysigns can "bear" (i.e. give their name to) the year. These are Calli, Tochtli, Acatl and Tecpatl for the Aztec calendar. A similar calculation tells us that the number of the xihuitl is raised every year. So year 1-Calli is followed by 2-Tochtli, etcetera. This means that every 52 years (4 times 13) the name of the year will be the same. A combination of 52 years is called a calendar round or xiuhmolpilli (bundle).

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Monday, November 1, 2010

aztec calender


Introduction to the Aztec Calendar
The Calendar and the Sun Stone

aztec calendar Mistakenly, one often refers to the Sun Stone, or the Stone of Axayacatl, as the Aztec Calendar. This sculpure does depict the 20 daysigns, and even the four era's of Suns that preceeded the current Fifth Sun but is was not used as a calendar. Instead it was used as a sacrifical altar. So, what actually is the Aztec calendar?


Not just one calendar

There is not just one Aztec calendar, there are two more or less independent systems. One calendar, called the xiuhpohualli, has 365 days. It describes the days and rituals related to the seasons, and therefor might be called the agricultural year or the solar year. The other calendar has 260 days. In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, it is called the tonalpohualli or, the day-count. Most information on this Internet-site refers to the tonalpohualli, which is the sacred calendar.
The tonalpohualli and Aztec cosmology

The tonalpohualli, or day-count, has been called a sacred calendar because its main purpose is that of a divinatory tool. It divides the days and rituals between the gods. For the Aztec mind this is extremely important. Without it the world would soon come to an end. According to Aztec cosmology, the universe is in a very delicate equilibrium. Opposing divine forces are competing for power. This equilibrium is in constant danger of being disrupted by shifting powers of the gods, of the elemental forces that influence our lifes. This struggle cannot be won by any god. The notion that everything ultimately consists of two opposing forces is essential to the Aztec worldview. The world is always on the brink of going under in a spiritual war, a war of gods competing for supreme power. To prevent this from happening, the gods have been given their own space, their own time, their own social groups, etcetera, to rule over. The tonalpohualli tells us how time is divided among the gods.
The system of the tonalpohualli

The system of the tonalpohualli can be best understood by imagining two wheels that are connected to each other. One wheel has the numbers "one" to "thirteen" written on it. The second wheel has twenty symbols on it. In the initial situation, number "one" combines with the first symbol. This is the first day of the tonalpohualli. Now the wheels start moving and number "two" combines with the second glyph. This is the second day. After fourteen days, an Aztec week (trecena in Spanish) of thirteen days has passed. The wheel with the numbers shows number "one" again. The other wheel now shows the fourteenth symbol. After 260 days, the two wheels have returned to their initial position. The tonalpohualli starts all over again.

Dividing time among gods

A day (tonalli) in the tonalpohualli consists of a number and a symbol or daysign. Each daysign is dedicated to a god. The twenty dayssigns and their gods are successively:
Nr. Daysign God Nr. Daysign God
1 Cipactli Tonacatecuhtli 11 Ozomahtli Xochipili
2 Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl 12 Malinalli Patecatl
3 Calli Tepeyollotl 13 Acatl Tezcatlipoca
4 Cuetzpalin Huehuecoyotl 14 Ocelotl Tlazolteotl
5 Coatl Chalchihuitlicue 15 Cuauhtli Xipe Totec
6 Miquiztli Tecciztecatl 16 Cozcacuauhtli Itzpapalotl
7 Mazatl Tlaloc 17 Ollin Xolotl
8 Tochtli Mayahuel 18 Tecpatl Chalchihuihtotolin
9 Atl Xiuhtecuhtli 19 Quiahuitl Tonatiuh
10 Itzcuintli Mictlantecuhtli 20 Xochitl Xochiquetzal

Each daysign is ruled by a god. The nature of a day is also influenced by its number.
Nr. (Nahuatl) God
1 Ce Xiuhtecuhtli
2 Ome Tlaltecuhtli
3 Yei Chalchihuitlicue
4 Nahui Tonatiuh
5 Mahcuilli Tlazolteotl
6 Chicuacen Mictlantecuhtli
7 Chicome Centeotl
8 Chicuei Tlaloc
9 Chicunahui Quetzalcoatl
10 Mahtlactli Tezcatlipoca
11 Mahtlactli-once Chalmecatecuhtli
12 Mahtlactli-omome Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
13 Mahtlactli-omei Citlalicue

More important, each trecenas has a god that rules over that very 13-day period. The twenty trecenas and their associated gods or elemental forces are successively:
Nr. Trecenas God Nr. Trecenas God
1 Cipactli Ometeotl 11 Ozomahtli Patecatl
2 Ocelotl Quetzalcoatl 12 Cuetzpalin Itzlacoliuhqui
3 Mazatl Tepeyollotl 13 Ollin Tlazolteotl
4 Xochitl Huehuecoyotl 14 Itzcuintli Xipe Totec
5 Acatl Chalchihuitlicue 15 Calli Itzpapalotl
6 Miquiztli Tonatiuh 16 Cozcacuauhtli Xolotl
7 Quiahuitl Tlaloc 17 Atl Chalchihuihtotolin
8 Malinalli Mayahuel 18 Ehecatl Chantico
9 Coatl Xiuhtecuhtli 19 Cuauhtli Xochiquetzal
10 Tecpatl Mictlantecuhtli 20 Tochtli Xiuhtecuhtli

The xiuhpohualli

The 365-day year or xihuitl consists of 18 months (meztli) of 20 days plus five extra (unlucky) days. The last day of the last month of the year gives its (tonalpohualli-) name to the xihuitl. This name is the "Xihuitl" information that is displayed by the calendar. A simple calculation learns that only four daysigns can "bear" (i.e. give their name to) the year. These are Calli, Tochtli, Acatl and Tecpatl for the Aztec calendar. A similar calculation tells us that the number of the xihuitl is raised every year. So year 1-Calli is followed by 2-Tochtli, etcetera. This means that every 52 years (4 times 13) the name of the year will be the same. A combination of 52 years is called a calendar round or xiuhmolpilli (bundle).

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