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+ | {{Mainbox|Featured Calendar|[[File:Calendar_Wiki_Maya_Calendar_001.jpg|200px|right|link=Maya calendar]]The '''[[Maya calendar]]''' is actually a system of distinct calendars and almanacs used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and by some modern Maya communities in highland Guatemala. |
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+ | The essentials of the Maya calendric system are based upon a system which had been in common use throughout the region, dating back to at least the 6th century BCE. It shares many aspects with calendars employed by other earlier Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Zapotec and Olmec, and contemporary or later ones such as the Mixtec and Aztec calendars. Although the Mesoamerican calendar did not originate with the Maya, their subsequent extensions and refinements to it were the most sophisticated. Along with those of the Aztecs, the Maya calendars are the best-documented and most completely understood.<br /><center><small>[[Maya calendar|'''Read more >''']]}} |
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The Maya calendar is actually a system of distinct calendars and almanacs used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and by some modern Maya communities in highland Guatemala.
These calendars could be synchronised and interlocked in complex ways, their combinations giving rise to further, more extensive cycles. The essentials of the Maya calendric system are based upon a system which had been in common use throughout the region, dating back to at least the 6th century BCE. It shares many aspects with calendars employed by other earlier Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Zapotec and Olmec, and contemporary or later ones such as the Mixtec and Aztec calendars. Although the Mesoamerican calendar did not originate with the Maya, their subsequent extensions and refinements to it were the most sophisticated. Along with those of the Aztecs, the Maya calendars are the best-documented and most completely understood. |
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Possible dates for a fixed EasterThe date of Easter and its lunisolar computation Computus is of central importance to many Christian churches. It is historically linked to the Jewish holiday of Pessach, Passa or Passover, which begins th…
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New Weekdays for Perpetual CalendarsToday we are using Classical planets, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn as weekdays Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday respectively. Modern planets U…
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