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.
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.
Espa帽ol
Daykeeper es un t茅rmino espec铆fico para un hombre o mujer que es un gu铆a espiritual que entiende el calendario maya. "Q'ij" es un t茅rmino que en algunas lenguas mayas contempor谩neas significa "d铆a". Como tal, los Guardianes del D铆a utilizan su conocimiento del calendario maya, las entidades asociadas con cada uno de los d铆as del calendario y los n煤meros. Los guardianes del d铆a realizan ceremonias en nombre de personas que solicitan su ayuda en cualquier n煤mero de esfuerzos, incluidos, entre otros: comuni贸n ancestral, s煤plica de salud, permisos de matrimonio (matching), permiso para comenzar un esfuerzo econ贸mico, siembra de tierra, empleo. Este t茅rmino s贸lo se asocia con lo que podr铆a catalogarse como espiritualidad tradicional maya. Aunque algunos definir铆an a un Dayekeeper como un "Sacerdote Maya", el t茅rmino tiene una connotaci贸n un tanto peyorativa que ignora la cosmolog铆a y el esp铆ritu asociado con lo que un Dayekeeper dedica su vida.