Xiuhpohualli
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Xiuhpohualli is the 365-day solar calendar of the Aztecs, used to organize agricultural cycles, religious festivals, and daily life.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec calendar
ⓘ
calendar ⓘ solar calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural cycles
ⓘ
daily life organization ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | solar cycle ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Mesoamerican calendar system ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar year count ⓘ |
| classification | pre-Columbian calendar ⓘ |
| combinedWith | Tonalpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Tonalpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cycleLengthWithTonalpohualli | 52 years ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Aztec codices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | 52-year calendar round ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Aztec priesthood ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
18 months
ⓘ
5 extra days ⓘ |
| hasPart | nemontemi ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Mesoamerican solar calendars ⓘ |
| meaningInNahuatl | year count ⓘ |
| monthLength | 20 days ⓘ |
| nemontemiLength | 5 days ⓘ |
| nemontemiMeaning | unlucky days ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 365 ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Aztec agriculture
ⓘ
Aztec cosmology ⓘ Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | determining festival dates ⓘ |
| socialRole | organizing tribute and labor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
day
ⓘ
month ⓘ year ⓘ |
| usedBy | Aztecs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regulating agriculture
ⓘ
scheduling ceremonies ⓘ structuring civic life ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ritual planning
ⓘ
state administration ⓘ |
| usedUntil | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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