This is my Mayan birthday glyph. It is Akbal, Night West. The glyph looks likes this:

Our class had been working on this special project in art class.  It was fun! Let me tell you how I made this glyph:

First, I threw the piece of clay on the table as hard as I could to make it flat. Next, I used a sharp tool to carve my glyph on the piece of clay. Then, I used water to make the clay smooth. Last, I burnt it and colored it with a special kind of ink. Although it was  hard work, I still think it was interesting. Maybe you could try to make your own glyph yourself,  too!

If you want to check your glyph, please click the link below.

http://www.maya-portal.net/tzolkin

In the website, you have to fill in your birthday and click ” Calculate” A few seconds later, your glyph will be shown on the screen! The glyph would tell you what type of person you are (Although sometimes it is not real).

You will surely realize that the Mayan people are quite smart after you check your glyph.

Although they disappeared long time ago, they didn’t disappear in our history, they are important, and nobody have forgotten them.