Etzalcualiztli

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Etzalcualiztli was an Aztec religious festival dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc, marked by rituals and offerings to ensure rainfall and agricultural fertility.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec religious festival
Mesoamerican ritual event
associatedCrop beans
maize
associatedDeity Tlaloc
Tlaloc’s tlaloque (rain spirits)
linked to: Tlaloc
associatedDomain agriculture
associatedElement water
associatedWith agricultural fertility
rain
calendar Aztec solar calendar
culture Aztec
linked to: Aztec culture
dedicatedTo Tlaloc
duration 20 days
etymology from Nahuatl words for “maize and beans cooked together”
geographicRegion Central Mexico
hasDeity Tlaloc
hasRitual ceremonies on mountain tops
offerings of food to Tlaloc
processions to bodies of water
sacrifices to rain deities
hasTheme petition for rain
renewal of agricultural cycle
languageOfName Nahuatl
mainFoodOffering maize and beans stew
partOf Aztec ceremonial year
performedBy Aztec commoners
Aztec priests
linked to: Aztec priesthood
positionInCalendar sixth veintena
preColumbian true
purpose to ensure rainfall
to promote agricultural fertility
recordedInSource Fray Bernardino de Sahagún’s Florentine Codex
linked to: Florentine Codex
relatedFestival Atemoztli
Huey Tozoztli
Tozoztontli
religion Aztec religion
sacredPlaces lakes
mountains
springs
timeOfYear around June
early rainy season

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Tlaloc festival Etzalcualiztli