The human being invention the concept "time"
from the observation of the natural phenomena and the movement of the celestial
bodies and has adapted his activities based on these.
The
Mayan wise person I do not escape to this desire and inside in the study of the
numerología and the calendar, being this, one of the contributions of the
Mayan culture to the universal culture.
The
Mayan wise person when noticing itself of the existence of an order in the firmament
supposed that he was caused by the Gods, you strain them were identified with
the celestial bodies and the natural phenomena; simulantemente one went away developing
an aspect I practice of these observations: the elaboration of systems of calendars
that allowed an suitable adaptation of the cycles of the sky to their social system.
When happened for the first time this
process? it is not known with exactitude: nevertheless it has been verified that
several regions of Mesoamérica specially were involved in.
The
Mayan calendar this considering one of but the exact ones of the world and for
its accomplishment, the Mayan wise person I use the vigesimal system and the positions
according to which the values are changing of 20 in 20.
The Mayans made STONE wakes, PAPER
HANDMADE and animal SKIN.
UAYEB
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This is a Mayan Wake, therefore they handled
old the Mayans to it, in her this represented the LONG ACCOUNT, CIVIL and SACRED
CALENDAR, also the lunar cycle of the date.
The
Mayans to represent the numbers used hieroglyphics and the system of points and
I sweep: in first each I number was represented by a hieroglyphic and the second,
the point is worth one, the bar is worth five and the zero are a cut snail or
average flower.
Number
19Number Zero
The use of the zero represents a great discovery,
because it estimates a deep knowledge of the mathematics. This it was used by
Mayan the 900 years before the Arabs took it to Europe. The necessity to measure
the cycles for practical aims mainly for the questions related to agriculture-that
were the base of their economy - entails a surprising refinement which it is known
like "time"; to have a calendar is a world-wide necessity and in this
aspect the Mayan has excelled: to example way, our calendar accumulates an error
of a day by every 4.000 years, however the Mayan calendar accumulates a day by
every 5.000 years. In order to measure the time, the Mayan wise person I use three
different forms to count:
First. - They take the successive account
of the days passed from the date of beginning of its calendar, (12 of August of
3.113, A.C.) Which is well-known as the long account and begins in: zero baktun,
zero katun, zero tun, zero uinal, zero kin. In order to take this account they
handled the following values:
Baktun = 144,000
days Katun = 7,200 days Tun = 360 days Uinal = 20 days Kin =
1 day
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In the Popol-
Mayan-quiche Vuh book the creation of the cosmos from the victory of the Hunabpu
binoculars is related and Ixbalanke on you run them of the sky and of the infraworld,
because once made the feat Hun-nal-ye arises (that is primigenio God of the maize)
from the depths of the infraworld and from this, the creators can dedicate themselves
to the task of completes creation: the one of you are them human and of the sun
that will imprimirá movement and heat to him to the world. This is a metafórica
form to express the domesticación of the maize, which brings like consequence
the principle of the sedentary life and the development of the culture. This form
of expression, demonstrates to us that Mayan cosmology is essentially an agricultural
myth based on the germination of the maize and its food conversion the human being,
making it source of the civilized life in which the creation of the man is an
agricultural lighting from the mass of the white and yellow maize.
12
of August of 3, 113 A.C. Birth of Hun-nal-ye are the date of beginning of the
long account of the Mayan calendar, and correspond to zero Baktun, zero Katun,
zero Tun, zero Uinal, zero Kin.
Second. - It used the combination of
thirteen cabalistic numbers with 20 figures of the days which gives to a value
of 13x20=260 days us. This it is the sacred calendar, known like Tzolkin, which
was used by the priests to make predictions, horóscopos, and religious
celebrations. Some investigators suggest this calendar has their origin in preclassic
center of Izapan in the state of Chiapas. In this site, the sun passes through
the zenith the 12 of August and following with the course of the calendar east
phenomenon of the 29 of April is repeated; if we counted the days passed between
these two dates, it gives 260 days us that are the duration of the Tzolkin. This
system to tell to era normal for the common population and the names of the 20
days is: Imix, Ik, Akbal, Kan, Chicchan, Cimi, Manik, Lamat, Muluc, Oc, Chuen,
Eb, Horseradish tree, Ix, Men, Cib, Caban, Edznab, Cauac and Ahau.
AHAU
CAUAC
The day of beginning corresponding
to the 12 of August of 3.113 the 4 A.C. Ahua Is
Third. - They handled
a well-known civil calendar like Haab, to which single tapeworm access the chaste
leader and that was used for astronomy and the agricultural cycles and one was
conformed by 18 months (Uinales) of 20 days each and a month of adjustment of
5 days. The names of these months are: Pop, Uo, Zip, Zotz, Tzec, Xul, Yaxkin,
Mol, Ch`chen, Yax, Zac, Chen, Mac, Kankin, Muan, Pax, Kayab, Cumku, and Uayeb.
The day of beginning corresponding to the 12 of August of 3.113 the 8 A.C.
Cumku is
In order to determine the name in a day, the Mayan wise person
use the combination of these 2 calendars, so date 12 of August of 3, 113 A.C.,
Ahau corresponds to 4, 8 single Cumku and can be repeated until to have passed
18.980 days is to say to 73 returns of 260 days or 52 returns of 365 days.
To I finish of this cycle was celebrated the ceremony of the new fire and
towards the renovation of diverse utensils. Quarter. - They take the registry
of I compute spot
in summary: the form to identify the date of beginning
12 of August of 3, 113 A.C. is zero Baktun, zero Katun, zero Uinal, zero kin,
4 Ahau 8 Cumku which are expressed thus: 0.0.0.0.0. 4 Ahau 8 Cumku
CUMKU
The important dates were registered in stone wakes, paper handmade or in deer
skin: in the superior part they put the sign introductorio well-known as the Alautun
within this is the figure of patrono protective of the month corresponding to
the civil calendar. Later, the sequence of I number of Baktunes, Katunes, Tunes,
Uinales and Kines, soon the combinations of the sacred calendar and civil calendar,
by I complete I compute spot.
Baktunes or "Era", equivalent
to 5.125,3661 years tropical took to a linear account within a period of 13. The
period of 13 Baktunes that we have ourselves at the moment began the 12 of August
of 3.113 A.C. and will finish the 23 of December of the 2012.
We completed
the information supporting to us in a contained chronological data in the Pág.
66 of the Oxkutzcab chronicle document yucateco of century XVII. According to
this, day 3 of November 1539 (corresponding to the 13 of November according to
the gregoriana correction) 11 was fulfilled 16 Baktunes and Katunes from the beginning
of the Mayan era (1´699,200 days) and the corresponding date the sacred
calendar and 13 the civil calendar is 8 Ahau Xul.
The idea of "Era"
means that to the closing of the 23 of December of the 2012, the corresponding
Mayan date Baktun is 13, zero Katun, zero Uinal, zero Kin and to a "the 13
Era" has been completed that is that Baktun is the equivalent one to zero
Baktun for the "new era". This means that a new era in target is opened:
zero Baktun, zero Katun, expensive Tun, zero Uinal, zero Kin, 3 Cauac, 2 Kankin.
In agreement with the reports of investigators, the Mayans erected stone
wakes every 5º 10 and 20 years, for the celebration of some important event.
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UAYEB
Number
19
Number Zero
AHAU
CAUAC
CUMKU
