[D66] [JD: 2] Nēmontēmi: Empty-days

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  Duran Time: 18u. FEB 24 - FEB 28

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  Sahagun Time: 18u.JAN 28 - FEB 01

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Empty-days (nameless, undefined)


  /Nēmontēmi/

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In the Aztec <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztecs> culture, the Nahuatl 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl> word */nēmontēmi/* refers to a 
period of five intercalary 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalation_(timekeeping)> days 
inserted between years of the Aztec calendar 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_calendar>. Each of the 18 Aztec 
"months" had 20 days, for a total of 360 days. The /nēmontēmi/ accounted 
for the remaining 5 days of the approximate tropical year 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_year>. According to the research 
by R. C. Tunnicliffe, the Aztecs dealt with the remaining fractional-day 
discrepancy with the true tropical year length by adding a /trecena/ (13 
days) after each bundle of 52 years; these 13 days were not considered 
unlucky, but they were not characterized by the features (numbers and 
symbols) of the Aztec calendar.^[1] 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%93mont%C4%93mi#cite_note-1>

The word /nēmontēmi/ means "days of reflection" Spanish lexicographers 
glossed it as /dias baldios/, "wasted days". They were considered to 
bring ill fortune, and most activities (including even cooking) were 
avoided if possible during the /nēmontēmi/. This is however, incorrect. 
People take time to reflect on the past year during these days and often 
includes a period of fasting.


    References

 1.


 1. R. C. Tunnicliffe: Aztec Astrology, 1979.

R. C. Tunnicliffe, Aztec Astrology. 
<https://www.amazon.com/Aztec-Astrology-K-C-Tunnicliffe/dp/0852433581> 
This work shows how the /nēmontēmi/ days are calculated for each current 
year (around 5 to 10 of April every year).

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