The+Aztec+Calendar

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**The aztec culture origniated in the areas that are now New Mexico, Nevado, Colorado, and Arizona during the 14th through 16th centuries. The Aztec civilization was a rather advanced and prosperous. They obtained deep interest in religion, music, arts, crafts, and sciences. The Aztec's astronomical studies and scientific influences are ideas that are still researched today.** ======

**THE AZTEC AND ASTRONOMY?**
 * The Aztec people closely observed celestial bodies such as the sun, moon, and other planets. Observing these heavenly bodies was a basic part of their every day lives and influenced their culture greatly. The Aztecs thought the planet Earth to be a living being itself and they believed that their destinies intertwined with cosmic forces in the heavens. The most famous representation of their knowledge in astronomical observations was their building of the stone calendar, which took them approximately 52 years to construct.**

The Aztec calendar is very complex, and contains two systems. One of the calendars is called the xiuhpohuali. The **xiuhpohauli** has 365 days and displayed important information for the Aztec people. It is sometimes also called the solar calendar. The xiuhpohauli is the calendar that resembles our calendar today. It consisted of eighteen twenty day months, which were known as **veintenas.** The calendar months contained only 20 days because the days because days were not measured by the moon during this time. The Mayan people also have a version of this calendar and there are many known similarities between the Mayan/Aztec calendars. The **tonalpohualli,** the second Aztec calendar, was considered sacred. It divided rituals and the days for the Gods. The tonalpuhaulli calendar system was on a wheel and after 260 days, the wheel would start over again. Since the Aztecs really didn't have a written language, they used pictures and symbols to represent the months.
 * THE AZTEC CALENDAR.**

Pictures and information of the actually did according to the Aztec calendar can be seen on this website, http://www.azteccalendar.com/. __**Day Calendar for the xiuhpohauli**__ The Aztec people's cosmology and influence in astronomical information are still researched today. Their motivation to find answers, learn new things, and their extensive appreciation for the world we live in are all amazing factories to their discoveries.
 * ||~ Duran Time ||~ Sahagun Time ||~ Fiesta Names ||~ Symbol ||~  ||
 * 1. MAR 01 - MAR 20 || 1. FEB 02 - FEB 21 || //Atlcahualo, Cuauhitlehua// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/MetzliAtlca.jpg width="44" height="43" caption="MetzliAtlca.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MetzliAtlca.jpg"]] || Ceasing of Water, Rising Trees ||
 * 2. MAR 21 - APR 09 || 2. FEB 22 - MAR 13 || //Tlacaxipehualiztli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/MetzliTlaca.jpg width="36" height="43" caption="MetzliTlaca.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MetzliTlaca.jpg"]] || Rites of Fertility; Xipe-Totec ||
 * 3. APR 10 - APR 29 || 3. MAR 14 - APR 02 || //Tozoztonli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/MetzliToz.jpg width="26" height="43" caption="MetzliToz.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MetzliToz.jpg"]] || Small Perforation ||
 * 4. APR 30 - MAY 19 || 4. APR 03 - APR 22 || //Huey Tozotli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/MetzliToz2.jpg width="34" height="43" caption="MetzliToz2.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MetzliToz2.jpg"]] || Great Perforation ||
 * 5. MAY 20 - JUN 08 || 5. APR 23 - MAY 12 || // [|Toxcatl] // || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/MeztliToxcatl.jpg width="29" height="43" caption="MeztliToxcatl.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliToxcatl.jpg"]] || Dryness ||
 * 6. JUN 09 - JUN 28 || 6. MAY 13 - JUN 01 || //Etzalcualiztli//. || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/MeztliEtzal.jpg width="35" height="43" caption="MeztliEtzal.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliEtzal.jpg"]] || Eating Maize and Beans ||
 * 7. JUN 29 - JULY 18 || 7. JUN 02 - JUN 21 || //Tecuilhuitontli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/MeztliTecu.jpg width="40" height="43" caption="MeztliTecu.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliTecu.jpg"]] || Feast for the Revered Ones ||
 * 8. JULY 19 - AUG 07 || 8. JUN 22 - JUL 11 || //Huey Tecuilhuitl// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/MeztliHTecu.jpg width="39" height="43" caption="MeztliHTecu.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliHTecu.jpg"]] || Feast for the Greatly Revered Ones ||
 * 9. AUG 08 - AUG 27 || 9. JUL 12 - JUL 31 || //Miccailhuitontli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/MeztliMicc.jpg width="43" height="43" caption="MeztliMicc.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliMicc.jpg"]] || Feast to the Revered Deceased ||
 * 10. AUG 28 - SEP 16 || 10. AUG01 - AUG 20 || //Huey Miccailhuitontli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/MeztliMiccH.jpg width="43" height="43" caption="MeztliMiccH.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliMiccH.jpg"]] || Feast to the Greatly Revered Deceased ||
 * 11. SEPT 17 - OCT 06 || 11. AUG 21 - SEPT 09 || //Ochpaniztli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/MeztliOch.jpg width="41" height="43" caption="MeztliOch.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliOch.jpg"]] || Sweeping and Cleaning ||
 * 12. OCT 07 - OCT 26 || 12. SEPT10 - SEPT 29 || //Teotleco// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/MeztliTeo.jpg width="37" height="43" caption="MeztliTeo.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliTeo.jpg"]] || Return of the Gods ||
 * 13. OCT 27 - NOV 15 || 13. SEPT 30 - OCT 19 || //Tepeilhuitl// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/MeztliTep.jpg width="41" height="43" caption="MeztliTep.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliTep.jpg"]] || Feast for the Mountains ||
 * 14. NOV 16 - DEC 05 || 14. OCT 20 - NOV 8 || //Quecholli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/MeztliQue.jpg width="39" height="43" caption="MeztliQue.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliQue.jpg"]] || Precious Feather ||
 * 15. DEC 06 - DEC 25 || 15. NOV 09 - NOV 28 || //Panquetzaliztli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/MeztliPanq.jpg width="25" height="43" caption="MeztliPanq.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliPanq.jpg"]] || Raising the Banners ||
 * 16. DEC 26 - JAN 14 || 16. NOV 29 - DEC 18 || //Atemoztli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/MetzliAtem.jpg width="43" height="43" caption="MetzliAtem.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MetzliAtem.jpg"]] || Descent of the Water ||
 * 17. JAN 15 - FEB 03 || 17. DEC 19 - JAN 07 || //Tititl// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/MeztliTitl.jpg width="30" height="43" caption="MeztliTitl.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliTitl.jpg"]] || Stretching for Growth ||
 * 18. FEB 04 - FEB 23 || 18. JAN 08 - JAN 27 || //Izcalli// || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/MeztliIzcalli.jpg width="34" height="43" caption="MeztliIzcalli.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliIzcalli.jpg"]] || Encouragement for the Land & People ||
 * 18u. FEB 24 - FEB 28 || 18u.JAN 28 - FEB 01 || //nemontemi// (5 day period) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/MeztliNem.jpg width="30" height="43" caption="MeztliNem.jpg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MeztliNem.jpg"]] || Empty-days (nameless, undefined) ||  ||

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