The Mayan Calendar

The Long Count system is the Mayan calendar's long-term calendar system, and it is used to track time over long periods of time.

The Mayan Haab year is a 365-day solar year, which is very similar to the Gregorian calendar year.

The Mayan Tzolkin year is a 260-day ritual calendar, which is used for religious and ceremonial purposes.

The Mayan calendar's 20-day period is called a Winal, and it is the basic unit of time in the Mayan calendar.

There are 18 Winals in a Mayan Haab year.

The Mayan calendar's 360-day period is called a Tun, and it is the basic unit of time in the Mayan Long Count system.

There are 20 Tuns in a Mayan Katun.

There are 20 Katuns in a Mayan Baktun.

There are 20 Baktuns in a Mayan Pictun.

The Mayan calendar's largest unit of time is the Alautun, which is equal to 23,040,000,000 days.

The Mayan calendar ended on December 21, 2012, which was the end of the 13th Baktun.

The Mayan calendar was used for a variety of purposes, including tracking time, predicting astronomical events, and planning agricultural activities.

Itzamna is the Mayan god of time and creation.

The Dresden Codex is the Mayan calendar's sacred book, and it contains information about the Mayan calendar, astronomy, and religion.

Chichen Itza is the Mayan city that is most closely associated with the Mayan calendar, and it is home to the famous El Castillo pyramid, which is also known as the Temple of Kukulkan.