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  1. The Aztec Calendar - World History Encyclopedia

    • In the modern world, time is often imagined as a straight line running from a distant past to an infinite future but not so for the Aztecs. As the historian R.F. Townsend describes, For the Aztecs, specific ti… See more

    Tonalpohualli – 'Counting of The Days'

    The Aztecs used a sacred calendar known as the tonalpohualli or 'counting of the days'. … See more

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    Xiuhpohualli – 'Counting of The Years'

    The second Aztec calendar was the xiuhpohuallior 'counting of the years' which was based on a 365-day solar cycle. It was this calendar which signified when particular r… See more

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    The Calendars in Unison

    The tonalpohualli and xiuhpohualli calendars ran simultaneously, as Townsend describes, The passing of one 52-year cycle (xiuhmolpilli) to another was marked by … See more

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    The Aztecs used a sacred calendar known as the tonalpohualli or 'counting of the days'. This went back to great antiquity in Mesoamerica, perhaps to the Olmec civilization of the 1st millennium BCE. It formed a 260-day cycle, in all probability originally based on astronomical observations.
    The Aztec calendar, known as the tonalpohualli, was a combination of religious beliefs and astronomical observations. It consisted of 260 days and was used for divination and determining auspicious dates. The calendar represented the cyclical nature of the universe and held deep symbolism and meaning.
     
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  4. Aztec calendar | Mesoamerican, Tonalpohualli & Sun …

    Aztec calendar, dating system based on the Mayan calendar and used in the Valley of Mexico before the destruction of the Aztec empire. Like the Mayan calendar, the Aztec calendar consisted of a ritual cycle of 260 days and a 365 …

  5. The Aztec Calendar: Symbols, Meanings, Reading, …

    What Is the Aztec Calendar? The Aztec calendar most of us recognize is the Xiuhpohualli, a disc with concentric rings of symbols. It is based on the Aztec sun stone, an ancient Mesoamerican artifact found buried in Mexico City in 1790.

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  9. The Mesoamerican Calendar - Smarthistory

    While the 260-day ritual calendar was used for understanding individuals’ fates, the 365-day count tracked the passage of time and the seasons of the solar year. In Aztec culture, the distinctive seasons of the year were times for different …

  10. The Mexican (Aztec) calendar - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Oct 15, 2024 · Calendar - Aztec, Mexican, Solar: The calendar of the Aztecs was derived from earlier calendars in the Valley of Mexico and was basically similar to that of the Maya. The ritual day cycle was called tonalpohualli and was …

  11. The Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone) (Aztec)

    The Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone), Aztec, reign of Moctezuma II (1502–20), discovered in 1790 at the southeastern edge of the Plaza Mayor (Zocalo) in Mexico City, stone (unfinished), 358 cm diameter x 98 cm depth (Museo …

  12. The Tonalpohualli: Sacred Aztec Calendar

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