Tzolk'in

Also known as Tzolkin

The tzolkʼin (, formerly and commonly tzolkin) is the 260-day Mesoamerican calendar used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

The twenty day names
Uses
Origins
The tzolkʼin and the New Age movement
See also
Notes
References
External links

The tzolkʼin (, formerly and commonly tzolkin) is the 260-day Mesoamerican calendar used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

The tzolkʼin, the basic cycle of the Maya calendar, is a preeminent component in the society and rituals of the ancient and the modern Maya. The tzolkʼin is still used by several Maya communities in the Guatemalan highlands. While its use has been spreading in this region, this practice is opposed by Evangelical Christian converts in some Maya communities.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tzolk'in” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.