# Is time a line or a circle?

Calendars hold both: years return, and numbered years only go forward. Traditions weigh the two differently, and the question asks what each one lets people see.

Connects to:
- [Time as a cycle](https://mapideas.org/i/ti_cycles)
- [The arrow of time](https://mapideas.org/i/ti_arrow)
- [Cosmovisions](https://mapideas.org/i/as_cosmovision)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Maya calendar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_calendar)

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