Huey Tozoztli

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Huey Tozoztli was a major Aztec religious festival dedicated to agricultural renewal and the worship of rain and fertility deities.

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Huey Tozoztli canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec month ⓘ
Aztec religious festival ⓘ
associatedConcept cosmic renewal ⓘ
earth fertility ⓘ
water abundance ⓘ
associatedDeity Chalchiuhtlicue ⓘ
Maize deities ⓘ
Tlaloc ⓘ
calendar Aztec solar calendar ⓘ
linked to: Aztec calendar
calendarSystem xiuhpohualli ⓘ
civilization Mexica ⓘ
culture Aztec ⓘ
linked to: Aztec culture
dedicatedTo agricultural renewal ⓘ
fertility deities ⓘ
rain deities ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Nahuatl ⓘ
hasTheme agriculture ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
rain ⓘ
importance major festival in Aztec ritual year ⓘ
includesPractice animal sacrifices ⓘ
ceremonial processions ⓘ
offerings of food ⓘ
prayers for rain ⓘ
ritual fasting ⓘ
languageContext Classical Nahuatl ⓘ
mainRitualFocus crop fertility ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ
sowing season ⓘ
participants Aztec commoners ⓘ
performedBy Aztec priests ⓘ
Aztec rulers ⓘ
positionInCalendar fourth month ⓘ
purpose ensure abundant harvest ⓘ
ensure good rains ⓘ
renew agricultural cycle ⓘ
region Central Mexico ⓘ
relatedTo Aztec agricultural cycle ⓘ
linked to: Aztec festivals

maize (corn) ⓘ
religion Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to: Aztec mythology
sacredSpace fields and chinampas ⓘ
mountain shrines ⓘ
temples of Tlaloc ⓘ
timeOfYear spring ⓘ
typeOfRitual agricultural festival ⓘ
fertility rites ⓘ
rain-making rites ⓘ

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Etzalcualiztli → relatedFestival → Huey Tozoztli ⓘ