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ETZNAB (KNIFE)/TECPATL (FLINT KNIFE)

1-Etznab Trecena’s theme: Separation
Begins 7 April 2019 & 23 December 2019
Aztec deity ruling all Etznab days: Chalchiuhtotolin (God of Disease and Plague)

Etznab Concepts

The Mayan glyph for Etznab is knife tips, while the Aztec glyph for Tecpatl is a flint knife. A knife can be wielded by a doctor to repair, or a madman to inflict harm; hence Etznab is always on the edge, between balance and fairness, separation and surrender. It represents sacrifice and a situation that can go either way. It also has some healing properties. The knife symbolizes indecision when there are not enough elements to make a choice. It indicates a lack of gratitude.

Famous Etznab Birthdays

Benedict Arnold (2), Napoleon Bonaparte (3), Jules Verne (4), Lyndon B. Johnson (5), William Butler Yeats (7), Eleanor Roosevelt (8), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (10), Fyodor Dostoyevski (12), Rudyard Kipling (12), Agatha Christie (12), Nicolaus Copernicus (13), Fidel Castro (13)

Eztnab Days in History

1066: Battle of Hastings/Death of Harold II (England) (1); 1532: Fall of Incan empire (6); 1536: Execution of Anne Boleyn (England) (12); 1582: Introduction of Gregorian calen- dar (13); 1860: Election of Abraham Lincoln (U.S.) (4); 1865: Shooting of Abraham Lincoln (U.S.) (12); 1948: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (1); 1979: 3 Mile Island disaster (6); 1989: Tiananmen Square massacre (China) (8); 2014: Comedian Robin Williams commits suicide (4)