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call this solstice TJmumathipantu^ the head and tail of 

 the year, and dcnominivte June Udaiitliipantu, tlie 

 divider of the year, from its dividing it into two 

 equal parts. These two essential points they are 

 able to ascertain with sufficient exactness by means 

 of the solstitial shadows. The year is called Tipan- 

 tu, the departure, or course of the sun., as that planet 

 departs, or appears to depart from the tropic in or- 

 der to make its annual revolution ; it is divided 

 into twelve months, of thirty days each, as was that 

 of the Egyptians and Persians. In order to com- 

 plete the tropical year they add five intercalary days, 

 but in what manner they are introduced I am not 

 able to determine ; it is, however, probable they 

 are placed in the last month, which in that case will 

 have thirty-five days. These months are called 

 generally cujen^ or moons, and must originally have 

 been regulated wholly by the phases of the moon. 

 The proper names of them, as near as they can be 

 rendered by ours, are the following, which are de- 

 rived from the qualities, or the most remarkable 

 things that are produced in each month : 



jîvim-cujen^ January — Tl.e month of fruit. 



Coi¡-i-ri;Jen, February — The month of harvest. 



Glor-cvjcriy March — The month of maize. 



JRirnu-cujen, April — The 1st month of the rimu. 



I?iarimu-cujen, May — The 2cl month of the rimu. 



T/ior-cujen, June — The 1st month of foam. 



Inaruhor-cujen, July — The 2d month of foam. 



Huin-cujcn^ August — The unpleasant month. 



Pillai- cuj en ^ September — The treacherous month. 



Hucul-ciijen, Oljtober — The 1st month of new ^vind-. 

 Jnan-liueul-cujen^ November — 'I'he 2cl month of new winds. 

 Hueviru-cujcriy December — The month of new fruit. 



