Panquetzaliztli

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Panquetzaliztli is an important Aztec religious festival dedicated to the god Huitzilopochtli, marked by elaborate rituals, offerings, and public celebrations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Panquetzaliztli canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec religious festival ⓘ
Mesoamerican ritual event ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ
associatedConcept Mexica identity ⓘ
sun ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
associatedWith Tenochtitlan ⓘ
culturalSignificance major state festival of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
reinforced loyalty to Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
reinforced political power of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
culture Aztec ⓘ
linked to: Aztec culture
dedicatedTo Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
documentedIn post-Conquest chronicles of Aztec culture ⓘ
hasElement decoration of temples ⓘ
distribution of food ⓘ
offerings of food and drink ⓘ
raising of banners ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ
sacrificial ceremonies ⓘ
hasRitualType blood offerings ⓘ
elaborate ceremonies ⓘ
feasting ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ
music and dance ⓘ
offerings ⓘ
processions ⓘ
public celebration ⓘ
locationOfCelebration Templo Mayor ⓘ
ceremonial precinct of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Templo Mayor
mainDeity Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
partOf Aztec ritual calendar ⓘ
performedBy Aztec priests ⓘ
linked to: Aztec priesthood

Aztec warriors ⓘ
linked to: Aztec Warrior

commoners of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
rulers of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
practicedBy Mexica people ⓘ
linked to: Mexica
relatedTo Aztec state religion ⓘ
Huitzilopochtli worship ⓘ
religion Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to: Aztec mythology
symbolizes honor to Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
military power of the Mexica ⓘ
renewal of divine favor ⓘ
timePeriod pre-Columbian era ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Huitzilopochtli → festival → Panquetzaliztli ⓘ
Huitzilopochtli → festival → Panquetzaliztli ⓘ
subject linked to: Left-Handed Hummingbird