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๐ฐ๏ธ The Aztec calendar, also known as the Tonalpohualli, consists of 260 days based on lunar cycles.
๐ It features a 365-day solar calendar called the Xiuhpohualli, which tracks the agricultural year.
๐ The two calendars interlock, creating a 52-year cycle known as the Calendar Round.
๐ The calendar is intricately decorated with symbols and glyphs representing various deities and natural elements.
๐งโโ๏ธ Each day in the calendar is associated with a specific god and symbolizes different characteristics and omens.
๐บ The Aztecs believed that the calendar played a crucial role in their religious and agricultural practices.
๐บ The calendar stone, famously discovered in Mexico City, is a monumental representation of the Aztec cosmology.
๐ The 260-day calendar was used for divination and to determine the timing of important ceremonies.
๐ The Aztecs had a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, which influenced their calendar system.
โ๏ธ The Aztec calendar reflects their civil, religious, and agricultural activities, deeply embedded in their society.
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