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The Aztec calendar is the Calendar system that was used by the Aztec s as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico . It is one of the Mesoamerican Calendars , sharing the basic structure of calendars from throughout ancient Mesoamerica . The calendar consisted of a 365 Day Calendar Cycle called ''xiuhpohualli'' (year count) and a 260 Day Ritual Cycle called ''tonalpohualli'' (day count). These two cycles together formed a 52 year "century", sometimes called the " Calendar Round ". The calendric year began with the first appearance of the .) TONALPOHUALLI The '' Tonalpohualli '' ("day count") consists of a cycle of 260 days, each day signified by a combination of a number from one to thirteen, and one of the twenty day signs. With each new day, both the number and day sign would be incremented: 1 Crocodile is followed by 2 Wind, 3 House, 4 Lizard, and so forth up to 13 Reed, after which the cycle of numbers would restart, giving 1 Jaguar. The cycle of twenty day signs, however, would continue until 7 Flower, after which it would restart and give 8 Crocodile. It would take a full 260 days (13×20) for the two cycles of twenty day signs and thirteen numbers to realign and repeat the combination 1 Crocodile. Day signs The set of day signs used in central Mexico is identical to that used by Mixtec s, and to a lesser degree similar to those of other Mesoamerican Calendars . Each of the day signs also bears an association with one of the four cardinal directions. There is some variation in the way the day signs were drawn or carved. Those here were taken from the Codex Magliabechiano .
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