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none sneh in my authorities. The real significance of the name 

 is revealed by that of the goddess of hunting, in whose honor 

 the festivals of the month Zip were held. This was Zuhny Zip, 

 the virgin Zip, her name being properly Dzip, to skin, to dress 

 slain animals (see Landa, p. 290). 



4. Zodz. — Also given Tzoz and Zotz. Prol^abl}' the correct 

 orthography is Dzoz, which means to be seated, as in waiting; 

 Landa stating that in this month there was no festival, but 

 merely preparations for one which was to follow. Another 

 meaning of Dzoz is the setting or brooding of birds. Zodz is 

 the generic term for the bat ; there are no words Zotz or Tzoz. 



5. Tzec or Zeec. — In this month the bee keepers held their 

 annual fast and festival. The word Tzec, to admonish, to cor- 

 rect by chastisement, apparently refers to some religious penance 

 which was then practiced. In Tzental, Tzec means scorpion. 



6. Xul. — Means end, conclusion. At the end of this month, 

 on its last day, at the close of the five days' feast of chiich 

 kaban, " the calling down of the Great Hand," the chief god of 

 the Mayas, Kv, kul con, was believed to descend from heaven 

 and accept the offerings presented to him by the faithful (Landa, 

 p. 302). 



7. Tax kin. — A compound of yax, blue or green (the Maj^as 

 not distinguishing between these hues) ; and kin, sun, day or 

 season. This month was largely passed in a religious exercise 

 called oJoh dzah kam yax, " giving the hearts to the service of 

 the blue." All instruments, weapons and utensils, and even the 

 doors of the houses, were then stained with a blue dye (Landa, 

 p. 303). These were therefore the " blue days." The form Dze 

 yax kin, given by Pio Perez is explained by the Dice. Motul as 

 the height of summer, probably from the blueness of the sky at 

 that season. 



8. Mol. — From the verb mol, to come together en masse, refer- 

 ring to the general reunion, fiesta general, which Landa tells us 

 was celebrated in this month, when even the little girls were 



