Binding of the Years
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Binding of the Years is the English name for the Aztec New Fire ceremony, a crucial ritual performed to mark the end of a 52-year calendar cycle and ensure the renewal of the world.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec ritual
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Mesoamerican ritual ⓘ calendar ceremony ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Huitzilopochtli
NERFINISHED
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Xiuhtecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
52-year calendar round
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Aztec calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ xiuhmolpilli (bundle of years) ⓘ |
| category |
Aztec calendar
NERFINISHED
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Mesoamerican timekeeping ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSignificance |
transition between calendar cycles
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world renewal ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Nahua peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | New Fire ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Binding of the Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInNahuatl | Xiuhmolpilli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Atadura de los Años NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Codex Borbonicus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedRitualAction |
extinguishing all household fires
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lighting a new fire on a sacrificial victim ⓘ offerings to the gods ⓘ public ceremonies in Tenochtitlan ⓘ relighting fires from the new sacred flame ⓘ |
| location |
Tenochtitlan
NERFINISHED
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Valley of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAtInterval | every 52 years ⓘ |
| performedBy | Aztec priesthood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedUnderAuthorityOf | Aztec tlatoani ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Aztecs
NERFINISHED
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Mexica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure the renewal of the world
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mark the end of a 52-year calendar cycle ⓘ prevent cosmic catastrophe ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Aztec solar calendar
NERFINISHED
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tonalpohualli ⓘ xiuhpohualli ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskBelief | world could end if the ceremony failed ⓘ |
| symbolism |
binding together of completed years into a bundle
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rebirth of the sun ⓘ renewal of cosmic order ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
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