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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Saturday February 20, 1535 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Mahtlactli-omei Cuetzpalin

13 - Cuetzpalin (lizard)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Malinalli

Malinalli (grass)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Nahui Acatl

4 - Acatl (reed)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Mictlantecuhtli

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

11.15.15.4.4

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

11 - Cuauhuitlehua (II)

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])

The significance of this day

Aztec facts

The Aztec, Maya and most other mesoamerican people used the same 260-day calendar with an identical correlation. So the Aztec date 1-Cipactli corresponds to 1-Imix for the Maya, etcetera.

Day Cuetzpalin (Lizard) is governed by Huehuecoyotl, the Trickster, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Cuetzpallin signifies rapid reversals of fortune. It is a good day to work on your reputation through actions, not words.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Malinalli (Grass) is ruled by Mayahuel, Goddess of the Maguey and Pulque. These are 13 days of intoxication, infatuation, excitement and passion: it is a time of excesses, when moderation is impossible, and so is often a time of disastrous consequences. This trecena signifies those times when we are incapable of protecting ourselves from high emotions. It is a time when affairs of war and affairs of the heart are born without thinking. These days are clouded in confusion: only the most self-disciplined warrior can suffer an excess of success without incuring sudden loss. These are good days to bind the community together; bad days to sow discord and discontent.

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