Atlcahualo
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Atlcahualo was an important Aztec religious festival held in honor of the rain god Tlaloc, marked by rituals and offerings to ensure agricultural fertility.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlcahualo canonical | 2 |
| Tlaxochimaco | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianTime |
February
ⓘ
early spring ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Tlaloc
ⓘ
Tlaloc’s rain spirits ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
rain ⓘ |
| calendar |
Piedra del Sol
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec solar calendar
|
| category |
Aztec calendar month
ⓘ
Mesoamerican festivals ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec
|
| dedicatedTo | Tlaloc’s mountain shrines ⓘ |
| features |
offerings of flowers
ⓘ
offerings of food ⓘ offerings of paper ⓘ prayers ⓘ processions ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ |
| hasRitualType |
offerings
ⓘ
sacrifices ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Tlaloc ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
agricultural cycle
ⓘ
seasonal renewal ⓘ |
| location | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| nameMeaningApproximate | “cessation of waters” ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Atlcahualo self-link ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesoamerican calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec ritual calendar
Aztec mythology ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec state religion
|
| performedBy |
Aztec commoners
ⓘ
Aztec priesthood ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec priests
|
| positionInYear | first month of the Aztec solar year ⓘ |
| primaryConcern |
crop growth
ⓘ
rainfall ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure agricultural fertility ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
petition for rain
ⓘ
propitiation of Tlaloc ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Aztec mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec religion
|
| timePeriod |
Postclassic Mesoamerica
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tlaxochimaco