Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Aztec ritual
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Binding_of_the_Years
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| gptkbp:date |
end of a 52-year cycle
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
Spanish conquest
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| gptkbp:frequency |
every 52 years
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Postclassic_Mesoamerica
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Aztec New Fire ceremony
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| gptkbp:lastHolder |
1507 CE
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Tenochtitlan
|
| gptkbp:mainDeity |
gptkb:Huitzilopochtli
gptkb:Xiuhtecuhtli |
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:noble_family
priests commoners |
| gptkbp:practicedIn |
gptkb:Aztecs
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to prevent the end of the world
to renew the sun |
| gptkbp:rituals |
gptkb:sacrifice
extinguishing all fires lighting a new fire offering to gods |
| gptkbp:significance |
ensuring cosmic order
marking the start of a new calendar cycle |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
rebirth
renewal continuity of the world |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mesoamerican_calendars
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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