Question

What were the uses of the two mayan calendars?

Answer 1

They used 20 day months, and had two calendar years :the 260 day sacred round, or tzolkin ,and the 365 day vague year ,or haab . these two calendars coincided every 52 years . The 52 year period of time was called a "bundle" and meant the same to the Maya as our century does to us.

Answer 2

Of all the ancient calendar systems, the Maya and other Mesoamerican systems are the most complex and intricate. They used 20-day months, and had two calendar years: the 260-day Sacred Round, or tzolkin, and the 365-day Vague Year, or haab. These two calendars coincided every 52 years.