Aztec Calendar In Spanish

Aztec life was organized around two calendars.

Aztec calendar in spanish. The obverse depicts the famous aztec calendar stone beautifully reimagined on a large 63 mm design field. These two cycles together form a 52 year century sometimes called the calendar round. The tonalpohualli and aztec cosmology.

In nahuatl the language of the aztecs it is called the tonalpohualli or the day count. The circular front panel which has a huge diameter of around 11 5ft displays eight concentric circles on which appear various symbols. The mexican aztec calendar.

Every 52 years the two calendars aligned a great. Aztec and mayan calendar. The design is in a circular shape resembling a sun with rays emanating outward.

See spanish english translations with audio pronunciations examples and word by word explanations. Trunked pyramids circle plots rectangular shapes basically simple shapes merged together creating the letter shape. A reading of the significance of a day and the relevant gods or protectors.

One calendar of 260 days organised religious rituals and the other a solar calendar of 365 days tracked the seasons for agricultural purposes. Most information on this website refers to the tonalpohualli which is the sacred calendar. Find a date in the tonalpohualli the sacred calendar of the mexica the aztecs of mexico.

Each had a name and number in both calendars as well as an associated god who governed the day. Inspired by xiuhpōhualli a 365 day calendar used by the aztecs and other pre columbian nahua peoples in central mexico. The aztec font font has been designed taking into consideration the typical geometry present in aztec system of writings and architectures.