Astronomy was part of the Mayan culture as one of its main pillars.
This is why, the Mayan Zodiac is based on the calendar of this Central American indigenous culture.
The yearly calendar is constant, since its base is the Earth-Moon cycle, with a rate of 13 x 28 moons plus a holiday feast.
Each period is represented by a totem animal: lizard, monkey or gorilla, hawk, jaguar, dog or fox, snake, rabbit, turtle or tortoise, bat, scorpion, deer or stag, owl, and peacock.
With the observation carried out by the Mayans of the behavior of their people and the assessment of the different moons under which they were born, they developed this zodiac.
The comparison to different totem animals make this Mayan Zodiac, a reliable tool to understand the different personalities of human beings.
It is worth mentioning that instead of the 12 western zodiaz signs, it presents 13 signs, thus representing more closely the true solar calendar. This proves the high degree of astronomical knowledge held by the Mayas.
Characteristics of each Mayan Totem Animal
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