331. Aztec and Maya Calendar

The Mexica calendar is the dating system based on the Mayan calendar used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. Like the Mayan calendrical system, the Aztec calendar consisted of a ritual cycle of 260 days and a 365-day civil cycle. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/vgIPYOhs8XE which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Everything Everywhere Daily podcast at https://amzn.to/3XHj20A History of Calendars books available at https://amzn.to/3xCkyZg  Mesoamerican books available at https://amzn.to/3HhKDxI Maya books available at https://amzn.to/3kQXAqL Aztec books available at https://amzn.to/3Mui42r History of the Spanish Empire books available at https://amzn.to/3tJKfVW  ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  Audio credits: Everything Everywhere Daily podcast with Gary Arndt: Leap Years and Leap Day (episode 1333; Glassbox Media). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.