Greatness. Ch'orti': Noj; Quiche: No'j; Yucatec: Caban; Aztec: Ollin. The Ch'orti', Quiche and Yucatec names of this day all agree in meaning - greatness or important. The Yucatec name Caban can be broken down in Ch'orti':
kah: beginning
ban: goodness, value, usefulness
or, "beginning of usefulness". The Aztec name provides a clue about what kind of greatness or usefulness this daysign is talking about. Ollin means movement or earthquake. So Noj is referring to the use of gunpowder to carry out civil engineering projects. The Maya invented gunpowder before 7600 BCE in order to clear away the egress river from their home at Lago Güija. An example of the type of civil engineering projects that the Maya carried out with the use of gunpowder are the islands and strands off the coast of Cancun.
The ancient ones used their greatness, their knowledge of the use of the gunpowder, to create useful barriers and strands to protect coastlines and to create places of tremendous beauty like Isla Mujeres.
Noj 13-day week
1 Noj, Saturday, June 1 Greatness
2 Etz'nab', Sunday, June 2 Study or forget
3 Kawe't, Monday, June 3 Our companions
4 Ahchuk, Tuesday, June 4 The observer
5 Imi'x, Wednesday, June 5 Cutting motion
6 Ik'ar, Thursday, June 6 Wind
7 Akb'ar, Friday, June 7 Night
8 Kach, Saturday, June 8 Netting
9 Chichan, Sunday, June 9 Giant serpent
10 Chamer, Monday, June 10 Death
11 Ch'i', Tuesday, June 11 Growth
12 K'anir, Wednesday, June 12 Yellow star
13 Tojmar, Thursday, June 13 Payment made
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