Are you ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve in July?
According to the Haab Mayan Calendar that follows the cycle of the earth in relation to the Sun, the new year does not being on January 1 but rather July 26 each year. Unlike our Gregorian calendar that dominates the way much of the world calculates what day of the year it is through an arbitrary system inherited from the Romans for knowing when to collect taxes, the Mayan recording of time is calculated using a series of up to 17 cycles, each linked to the movements of the Sun and Moon as well as the transits of planets like Venus or even constellations like the Pleiades.
For the Maya, July 26 each year marks the start of a new cycle and a new “personality” or essence for the year ahead, signaled by its own sign or glyph such as Seed, Monkey, Storm and so on. However, The Day Out of Time on July 25 (El Día Fuera del Tiempo) is perhaps more important for the Maya than July 26, in that it is a day to give thanks and to reflect on what has been achieved and what lessons are still to be learned. July 25 is a link day where new ventures should wait for the energy of the new year; it is also a time when anything can happen.
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To mark the Mayan celebration for El Día Fuera del Tiempo on July 25, Villa del Palmar Cancun will host a special program of activities that pay homage to this ancient Mayan wisdom including a pre-Hispanic show, talks about the Mayan calendar and the opportunity to reserve a consultation to have your own Mayan Birth oracle explained to you by experts in the Tzolkin Mayan calendar during your stay.
Earlier in the week, on Monday July 21, you can also experience an authentic Mayan ceremony where you will partake in a sacred smoke cleansing ritual and other customs held every 21st of each month at El Meco Mayan ruins, less than 5 minutes from Villa del Palmar Cancun. This ceremony starts at 8am and is a wonderful insight into the richness of a culture that still thrives in Cancun and its surroundings in the Riviera Maya. Just ask one fo the bellboys to call a taxi and you will arrive in 5 minutes.
El Meco archaeological site opens every day at 8am, so if you can’t make the Mayan ceremonies each 21st, you can visit at your leisure and explore the wonders of these special ruins that are so close to Villa del Palmar Cancun.
Are you ready to make your New Year’s resolutions?
