Daykeeper
Daykeeper is a term specific to a man or woman who is a spiritual guide that understands the Mayan calendar. "Q'ij" is a term that in some contemporary Mayan languages means, "day". As such, Daykeepers use their knowledge of the Mayan calendar, entities that are associated with each of the days of the calendar, and the numbers. Daykeepers perform ceremonies on behalf of individuals who solicit their aid in any number of endeavors, including, but not prohibited to: Ancestral communion, supplicating health, marriage permissions (match-making), permission to begin an economic endeavor, sowing land, employment. This term is only associated with what could be classified as traditional Maya spirituality. Even though some would define a Daykeeper as a "Maya Priest", the term carries somewhat a pejorative connotation that ignores the cosmology and ethos associated with what a Dayekeeper dedicates his or her life.
The Daykeeper blessed me and my family.
English
Daykeeper is a term specific to a man or woman who is a spiritual guide that understands the Mayan calendar. "Q'ij" is a term that in some contemporary Mayan languages means, "day". As such, Daykeepers use their knowledge of the Mayan calendar, entities that are associated with each of the days of the calendar, and the numbers. Daykeepers perform ceremonies on behalf of individuals who solicit their aid in any number of endeavors, including, but not prohibited to: Ancestral communion, supplicating health, marriage permissions (match-making), permission to begin an economic endeavor, sowing land, employment. This term is only associated with what could be classified as traditional Maya spirituality. Even though some would define a Daykeeper as a "Maya Priest", the term carries somewhat a pejorative connotation that ignores the cosmology and ethos associated with what a Dayekeeper dedicates his or her life.
The Daykeeper blessed me and my family.
Español
Daykeeper es un término específico para un hombre o mujer que es un guía espiritual que entiende el calendario maya. "Q'ij" es un término que en algunas lenguas mayas contemporáneas significa "día". Como tal, los Guardianes del Día utilizan su conocimiento del calendario maya, las entidades asociadas con cada uno de los días del calendario y los números. Los guardianes del día realizan ceremonias en nombre de personas que solicitan su ayuda en cualquier número de esfuerzos, incluidos, entre otros: comunión ancestral, súplica de salud, permisos de matrimonio (matching), permiso para comenzar un esfuerzo económico, siembra de tierra, empleo. Este término sólo se asocia con lo que podría catalogarse como espiritualidad tradicional maya. Aunque algunos definirían a un Dayekeeper como un "Sacerdote Maya", el término tiene una connotación un tanto peyorativa que ignora la cosmología y el espíritu asociado con lo que un Dayekeeper dedica su vida.
Qʼeqchiʼ
Li aj Q'ij a’an jun aatin tz’aqal re ru choq’ re jun winq malaj ixq li a’an jun musiq’ejil k’utunel li naxtaw ru li ajlanb’il kutan reheb’ laj Maya. "Q'ij" a'an jun li aatin li sa' junjunq li aatinob'aal mayab' re li qakutan naraj naxye, "kutan". Jo’kan naq eb’ laj Q'ij nake’roksi li xnawomeb’ chi rix li xkutankil li kutan Maya, li junjunq li naxk’am rib’ rik’in li junjunq chi kutan re li xkutankil li kutan, ut eb’ li ajl. Eb’ laj Q'ij kutan neke’xb’aanu li loq’laj k'atok sa’ xk’ab’a’eb’ li junjunq chi poyanam li neke’xpatz’ xtenq’eb’ sa’ yalaq k’a’ ru chi k’anjel, jo’eb’, ab’an ink’a’ ramb’ileb’: Li komonil reheb’ li xe’toonil, xpatz’b’al li kawilal, li kanab’ank re sumlaak (xk’uub’ankil li sumlaak), li kanab’ank re xtikib’ankil junaq li k’anjel re tumin, awk ch’och’, k’anjel. Li aatin a’in ka’ajwi’ naxk’am rib’ rik’in li k’a’ru naru raj xk’eeb’al sa’ ajl jo’ li musiq’ejil k’ulub’ej aj Maya. Us ta wankeb’ li te’xye naq jun aj Q'ij a’an jun “Ajt tij aj Maya”, li aatin naxk’am b’ayaq jun li na’leb’ re q’etq’etil li naxtz’eqtaana lina'leb' ut li ethos li naxk’am rib’ rik’in li k’a’ru naxk’e jun aj Q'ij sa’ lix yu’am.
Li aj q'ij kinixrosob’tesi wochb'een lin junkab’aal.