Tuesday, February 21, 2006
MayaDate: the Mayan calendar
To find out how you represent in this system today, the day they were born, or any other date stated, we have MayaDate, a small program for our Palm that does this using both the timing tzolkin as haab.The Mayan calendar account the time since Aug. 13 of 3114 BC, and stop its computation on December 23 2012 AD, thus ending its cycle time and immediately starting a new one, which has caused much controversy arises over an alleged End of the World in 2012 and the emergence of a new Era. Just as other pre-Columbian calendars, the Mayan calendar is cyclical, because it repeats the account of the same dates and same series of years. It is understood better with an example: In the Gregorian calendar date May 4 1990 AD and the twentieth century AD are counted only once, but in the Mayan calendar is again counting repeatedly to restart the cycle. The same schedule Maya consisted of three different accounts of time that passed simultaneously: the tzolkin of 260 days, the haab 360 days, and the Katun of 1,872,000 days. A priestly caste called Ah Kin, created and perfected the Mayan calendar, was having complex mathematical and astronomical knowledge to interpret according to their religious world view. Interpreted the years they began, the future and destiny of man.
A screenshot of MayaDate
The tzolkin ( "the account of the day"), used to hold religious ceremonies, predicting the arrival and length of the rainy season, in addition to periods of hunting and fishing, and also to predict the fate of people. Account at the time cycles of thirteen months of twenty days each. Called their days and months with the names of various deities. Sort successively, the names of the days and months in solar Mayan Yucatan are:
Solar days (Kin) Months (Uinal) 1 Imix Pop 2 Ik Uo 3 Ak'bal Zip 4 K'an Zotz 5 Chikchan Tzec 6 Kimi Xul 7 Manik Yax Kin 8 Lamat Mol 9 Muluk Chen 10 Ok Yax 11 Chuen Zac 12 Eb Ceh 13 Ben Mac 14 Ix Kan Kin 15 Men Moan 16 KIB Pax 17 Kaban Kayab 18 Etz'nab Cumkú 19 KawaK 20 Ahaw
In the full article can learn more about each of the calendars. I dedicate this post is a Leo, although that is very busy these days by a change of work, continues to coordinate the group of users of Palm HispaPUG of Quintana Roo, beautiful state of Mexico I had the opportunity to visit some time.The haab measured the solar year and it has in 18 months of 20 days each, but the last 5 days of the year, called "Uayeb" were considered harmful, and leisure time excluded from the records, although they were dated. Several scientists have discussed on the increased accuracy of the Maya calendar compared to the Gregorian, because the haab is very accurate.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm Analysis
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Regards. I ask:
Why April 3, 2007 is 8 BATZ in "a tzolkin" and "another tzolkin" is 6 muluc? Not only changes the character but also the number. I have a great doubt with regard to both counts. First, because the days do not add up, secondly, because the names and representations are different. I appreciate the clarifications to respcto. PS in the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Guatemala use the tzolkin which appears as the first day of the year on 8 BATZ. If the "mere mere" using that day that "the other tzolkin" the first day of the year is another? (besides the BATZ nor there).
Dear Cash: the Mayan calendar is the authentic falling 8 BATZ day 3 abrl 2007, while you put as 6 muluc is a timetable fruadulento known as "the enchantment of sleep," invented by a guy named Jose Arguelles, who is believed that the prophet pointed to the ancient Mayan texts as the Chilam Balam. This man uses the terms of the timetable given by Diego de Landa frayle inquisitor who it was he who ordered the burning innumerable books Mayans, because they were the names that were used in yucatan. the schedule that has the true account Maya uses the names that are given in the Guatemalan highlands, because there are better preserved in the accounts while yucatan be lost.
I recommend that you enter the page http://www.sacredroad.org and there you will find the information you served and many more.
Dear Enisorian, thank you very much for your comment and link undoubtedly very useful for those who want to know more about this civilization so interesting.
super good to you this article ... I love this civilization .... I have always felt connected with them .... thousand thanks ...
hi! I have practiced Mayan calendar some years ago and I think it would be interesting aunke not available to everyone. It is quite complex and rekiere especially open mind and without structures ... all podcast_to_hear a challenge
I had reached the timetable released by Jose Arguelles and his wife. I thank Enisorian this alternative offers us ... ke. hear another bell!
I'm blue spectral hand I am not the question jajaja ke, but if I make them cured and left a huge hug and thank you again ..
wonder:
you have information related to a "real" calendar? Maya?
ie know that there are several true?
is a trusted site into English? made by American institutions?
Also if your link is so good, porke charged by an extremely expensive courses COSMICO learning, ie porke profit when this knowledge is so necessary for every person in this way so sensible that we call time?
I do not trust Arguelles, but neither do you.
where are you? esres that nationality? FUA which you wake up in the topic?
An outline on a page of "organizers" full of banner `s that is scheduled in the frecuancia 12:60, so I can give an exact conversion of just emerged from the center dl universe?
cuentionamientos are only absolute truth that devaten your beloved actor.
Dear brothers, the Mayan calendar is one, accepts that ye say your perception of me change my approach to my life and they enseññe the operation of the brijula believe that a mandala ayudo.es magic that connects us with movement cosmic tells us our mission and I am grateful to have decoded the Arguelles
But as is human like all of us and let us collect the enseñanzs aside ancdotas
, Which only confuses
our older brothers guided us
I remember my beloved for lourdes that helped us