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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Etzalcualiztli canonical 1

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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 ⓘ