Panquetzaliztli

Pānquetzaliztli

Pānquetzaliztli

Name of an Aztec festival and month

Panquetzaliztli is the name of the fifteenth month of the Aztec calendar. It is also a festival in the Aztec religion dedicated to Huitzilopochtli.[1][2][3][4] The correlation of Rafael Tena calculates the twenty-day month as lasting from November 30th to December 9th.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Panquetzaliztli, Banner Raising, the 15th Month of the Aztec Solar Calendar". World Digital Library. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    Samuel Y. Edgerton, Jr. (2001). Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and Indian Artisans in Colonial Mexico. UNM Press. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-0-8263-2256-2. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. [3]
    Max Harris (2000). Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain. University of Texas Press. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-0-292-77929-7. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. [4]
    "The Aztec Festivals". www.amoxtli.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  5. [5]
    El Calendario Mexica y la Cronografía. INAH-CONACULTA Rafael Tena p 104-109
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