*Ø* Blogmanac July 21 | Mayan New Year*



In Central America lived the Mayan people, whose sophisticated calendar was central not only to their timekeeping, but indeed to their entire culture.

For the Maya, each day, year, decade and millennium was controlled by its own deity. To calculate which deity presided over a particular unit of time, a calendar was maintained. This calendar, which, like our was a solar, or sun-based calendar (unlike lunar or soli-lunar calendars of some other cultures), was of 365 days. Every 52nd solar new year, which might fall in any season, was considered dangerous, for it was a time that the gods might disengage form their other pursuits, and bring time to an end. Apparently, the fears of the Maya were without foundation we are still here. Or, so it is said.

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Great Mayan calendar site
The Planet Directory has a section on almanacs and calendars

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Celebratory day of Damo
Born on Museum Street in Crotona, Italy, Damo of Croton was the daughter of Greek philosopher and mathematician, Pythagoras of Samos, and his wife Theano. All of his secrets were entrusted to her at his death. Damo wrote treatises on the construction of a regular tetrahedron and the construction of a cube, and a book on advanced geometry, An Account of Pythagoras.


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Don't let the awkward squad fire over my grave.
Robert Burns's last words; he died on this day in 1796

Any breakdown is a breakthrough.
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian media analyst, born on July 21, 1911

Cocaine is God's way of telling you you are making too much money.
Robin Williams, Scottish-born American comic actor, born on July 21, 1952