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Take "A Day Out of Time" to Look at Peaceful Living

International organizations use the Banner of Peace as a symbol in celebration of a Day Out of Time. "Where there is peace, there is culture. Where there is culture there is peace." - Nicolas Roerich Today some South Americans celebrate the Mayan culture's celebrates Day Out of Time, which marks the end of the Mayan 13 Moon Calendar ( Tzolkin ) year. The day falls outside the tallied days of the calendar, as a day of reverence and cultural appreciation. Thirteen 28-day months make up the Tzolkin calendar, corresponding to the 13 revolutions of the moon around the planet within our solar year. As a calendar based upon the lunar orbit, many cultures associate it with the feminine, cyclic aspects of our world and life as two-legged ones. Twenty-eight days also corresponds to the average length of the human menstrual cycle. I like Ellie Crystal's  description of the celebration of the Day Out of Time . She wrote, ... "The Day Out of Time is celebrated...