#aztecnewyear

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March 12th/13th is the traditional celebration of Yancuic Xihuitl, which is the Nahua - indigenous culture of parts of Mexico and El Salvador - New Year. It’s also known as Mexica or Aztec New Year. This new year celebrates the turn of a complex and ancient calendar, and with just internet research to go on, it’s easier to find academics who have worked out different times for when the new year should be than contemporary celebrations and stories. And much of what I have found is in Spanish/Castilian - I’ll share some though IG translate isn’t super great. But @calpulli_tonalequeh, who "host the largest Azteca Mexica New Year Ceremony in the nation,” are hosting their ceremony right now, a covid-safe live on Facebook. The Aztec calendar itself is fascinating, with two concurrent cycles, an agricultural and a spiritual one. One 365 days, one 260 days long. Days, months and year cycles have names and numbers. This year is Chicnahui Calli which means 9 House. It follows Chicueyi Tecpatl - 8 Flint Knife. The year names follow a 52-year cycle, and are made up of 4 signs - Tochtli (Rabbit), Acatl (Reed), Tecpatl (Flint Knife) and Calli (House) - in rotation, each occurring 13 times. The current 52 year cycle ends with 13 Calli in 2025. The ancient custom of the New Fire Ceremony, which there is lots of info on wikipedia about, would take place to celebrate the turn of the 52 year cycle. I’m keen to learn more as to what may happen nowadays. One of the yearly rituals, burning last year’s flag and celebrating the new years’s flag, is beautifully described below from @calpulli_tonalequeh ceremony in 2019. Happy New Year. #YancuicXihuitl #AztecNewYear #Nahua #MexicaNewYear #AztecCalendar #HappyNewYear #ChicnahuiCalli As always, happy to correct, delete or add anything missing. Posted @withregram • @calpulli_tonalehqueh Every year we offer to the sacred fire (huehueteotl) our flag from the previous year. This is our offering and demonstration of letting go of the past and that nothing is forever. We move on into the new year with new goals, projects and purpose. Always moving forward. Adelante. Mexica Tiahui!!!! 🔥✊🏽💯🏹🐚🥁 https://www.instagram.com/p/CMYFhhllC9K/?igshid=1inwlp3zjbknm