Kej
nawal 7 of 20 · in Yucatec Maya Manik'
- Meaningdeer
- Direction and colour (Yucatec tradition)west, black
Its name comes from 'deer'. It is one of the four supports of sky and earth, the force that carries humankind's destinies, and it stands for the four corners of the world. People born on Kej are said to defend others, to be strong and of good health, and at times lively-tempered.
After the text of the Komon Tohil group of K'iche' daykeepers (ajq'ijab') of Zunil, Quetzaltenango, published by the National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian) in “Living Maya Time”.
Other readings
For Tedlock, Kej is the first and most important Mam in Momostenango; 1 and 8 Kej are main days for new ajq'ijab', and in Chichicastenango 8 Kej is a great day of obligation.
The next Kej days
- 1 Kej: 5 November 2026
- 8 Kej: 25 November 2026
- 2 Kej: 15 December 2026
- 9 Kej: 4 January 2027
A living calendar
The Cholq'ij is a living spirituality, not a memory of a vanished people. The meaning of a day is given by an ajq'ij, with the person in front of them, looking at the nawal, the number and the rest of the count; this page can only give the general frame and predicts nothing. If you want to know more about your nawal, go to an ajq'ij of a Maya community.
Dates are calculated with the GMT correlation (584283), the one that agrees with the count the ajq'ijab' of the Guatemalan highlands have kept without a break.