Publisher's Synopsis
Later this 9 Kalli year (2021 Gregorian), many will commemorate the 500 year anniversary of the end of sovereign indigenous rule of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. While a great deal was lost, let us continue on our dual paths of reclamation and resistance. We offer this calendar as a humble tool to reclaim the scientific knowledge of our ancestors and resist the continued attempts at our erasure.- Ruben OchoaThis calendar is part of an ongoing project by the Chimalli Institute of Mesoamerican Arts to introduce traditional Mesoamerican time keeping to the general public. Interested readers are encouraged to visit our website at mexikanewyear.com for a more in-depth look at the calendar system, the monthly ceremonies, and the methods used to arrive at our correlation. The central Mexican calendar is a living system for tracking the movement of the sun. We hope that by equipping individuals with the tools needed to not just use, but also actually understand this calendar, we help ensure its survival for generations to come.- Kurly Tlapoyawa
