Aztec Birthdates
One of the fascinating things about the Meso-American Indians was/is their concept of time. The Aztec and Mayan calenders are one of the first things that come to mind whenever one of these peoples are mentioned. For good reason, they are very accurate.
A book called The Aztec Calender Handbook has had me examining any information I thought I knew about their sense of time, lifestyles, and some of their mythos as well. I consider myself well-read and I knew that much of the 'knowledge' out there is false when it comes to these people, I just never realised just how much. It's a very good read, and I recommend it for anyone who is even mildly interested in knowing about how these people actually were like. As opposed to the sensationalism a violent and bloody story (even if it's horribly exaggerated) gets.
Anyway, the point I'm trying to get to is that I learned my birthdate according to the aztec calender. My "month" [Trecena] is Miquiztli, and is fun on it's own, but a little confusing in what it really means as my sources are a little conflicting in what they say. The day [Tonalli] I was born on is Malinalli, which is Grass or Dry-Grass, not quite sure which it is. But it symbolises tenacity and perservering against all odds, which appeals to me in more ways you can imagine. The glyph they use to represent the day isn't a deity (none of them are) but I wanted to see what one as a person would look like.
If you want to find out your own Aztec birthdate, go here.
A book called The Aztec Calender Handbook has had me examining any information I thought I knew about their sense of time, lifestyles, and some of their mythos as well. I consider myself well-read and I knew that much of the 'knowledge' out there is false when it comes to these people, I just never realised just how much. It's a very good read, and I recommend it for anyone who is even mildly interested in knowing about how these people actually were like. As opposed to the sensationalism a violent and bloody story (even if it's horribly exaggerated) gets.
Anyway, the point I'm trying to get to is that I learned my birthdate according to the aztec calender. My "month" [Trecena] is Miquiztli, and is fun on it's own, but a little confusing in what it really means as my sources are a little conflicting in what they say. The day [Tonalli] I was born on is Malinalli, which is Grass or Dry-Grass, not quite sure which it is. But it symbolises tenacity and perservering against all odds, which appeals to me in more ways you can imagine. The glyph they use to represent the day isn't a deity (none of them are) but I wanted to see what one as a person would look like.
If you want to find out your own Aztec birthdate, go here.