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Category: Mayan Calendar (Cholq’ij)

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NOTE: SAQ’ BE’ IS NOT CURRENTLY DISTRIBUTING CHOLQ’IJ CALENDARS. THIS IS HERE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.

As many of you know, every year Saq’ Be’ travels to the community in Chichicastenango, Guatemala to pick up the traditional Mayan Cholq’ij calendars they produce. We return with them and make them available for sale, returning the profits to the community to support their continued efforts to keep the traditional ways alive. Unfortunately, we do not know when we will be able to return this year and are thus uncertain as to when the 2005 calendars will become available. As a way of compensating for our lack of hard copy calendars, we are making available the same Cholq’ij/ Gregorian overlay on our website, which can be viewed on the front page. We have also made available information on the meaning of the Nawales (glyphs) and numbers presented. Click “read more” to view additional infromation on this calendar. We ask you to please consider supporting Saq’ Be’, a nonprofit organization, by making a tax-exempt donation to assist with our continued efforts for the rescue, preservation and appropriate sharing of these living ancient peoples, traditions and cultures.

Nawal Noj
LAJUJ NO’J ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Wisdom that is not shared disappears. One of the teachings this day brings us is that knowledge exists…
Nawal Ajmaq
B’ELEJEB’ AJMAQ ~ Today’s Ch’umil
We are not here to replicate someone else’s life, we are here to create our own. The way…
Nawal I'x
WUQUB’ I’X ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Magic begins when we become present in our lives. We are here and now. This day speaks to…
Nawal Aj
WAQIB’ AJ ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Real growth requires us to have the courage to go to our roots. Aj is the foundation of…
Nawal B'atz'
KAJIB’ B’ATZ’ ~ Today’s Ch’umil
We only have one life, so what are we doing with the time we’ve been given to live…
Nawal Tz'i'
OXIB’ TZ’I’ ~ Today’s Ch’umil
No one is like us, and that, precisely, is our greatest gift. When we stop being who we…
Nawal Toj
KEB’ TOJ ~ Today’s Ch’umil
To love is also to trust in another person’s ability to grow without feeling that we have to…
Nawal Q'anil
JUN Q’ANIL ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Today we begin a trecena under the influence of Q’anil, the Ch’umil that holds the energy of the…
Nawal Kiej
OXLAJUJ KEJ ~ Today’s Ch’umil
This day is ruled by Ajaw 13 Kej, which manifests the powerful force of nature. Ch’umil Kej is…
Nawal Keme
KAB’LAJUJ KAME ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Ajaw Kame represents the closing of cycles, because everything that begins has a limit, an ending, at least…