Mexican X-plainer: The Aztec Calendar(s)
6 min readDec 30, 2018
Good morning! It’s December 30, 2018 … or rather, day 7-Flower of “trecena” 1-Jaguar in the solar year 7-Reed, which is also the fourth day of the “veintena” or month Huēyi Tōzōztli.
“Wait … what?”
It’s the “Aztec” calendar(s), friends. Want to learn more?
Okay, basics first.
Most major Mesoamerican civilizations used TWO calendars simultaneously:
- a ritual calendar that was 260 days long, divided into 20 “weeks” of 13 days, known by their Spanish name…
