Since the Haabʼ is the closest equivalent to months in the Mayan system, this calendar application is based on the Haabʼ. This poses a problem, as in the Mayan system, the Long Count is used to track the absolute date and the cycles of Tzolkʼin and Haabʼ are - unnumbered. To mitigate this issue, we attempt to number the Haabʼ cycles, with the date of - creation in cycle 0.
+ unnumbered. To mitigate this issue, I numbered the Haabʼ cycles, with the date of creation in + cycle 0.In the traditional Mayan calendar, Haabʼ cycles are unnumbered. To help uniquely identify + every screen, I introduced year numbers, with the date of Mayan creation as “year 0.”
+In my system, the year number increases every time 0 Pop rolls around, with year 0 being defined as the + year containing Mayan creation date (0.0.0.0.0 in the Long Count). This means that creation happens on 8 + Kumkʼu in year 0, and the year continues until 4 Wayebʼ, after which the date is 0 Pop in year 1.
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