Xiuhmolpilli
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Xiuhmolpilli is the Aztec 52-year calendar cycle marked by the New Fire ceremony, symbolizing the ritual renewal of time and the cosmos.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec calendrical cycle
ⓘ
Mesoamerican calendrical concept ⓘ time cycle ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Xiuhtecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec sacred calendar (Tonalpohualli)
NERFINISHED
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Aztec solar calendar (Xiuhpohualli) NERFINISHED ⓘ New Fire ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarType | interlocking calendar cycle ⓘ |
| category |
Aztec timekeeping
ⓘ
Mesoamerican calendars ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | framework for cosmic cycles ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSignificance | high ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Sahagún’s Florentine Codex
NERFINISHED
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post-Conquest Nahua chronicles ⓘ |
| duration | 52 years ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
“molpilli” (bundle)
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“xiuh” (year/turquoise) ⓘ |
| formedBy | combination of Xiuhpohualli and Tonalpohualli cycles ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
New Fire cycle
ⓘ
Xiuhmolpilli (52-year cycle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | broader Mesoamerican calendrical traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedRitual |
extinguishing of all fires before New Fire
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lighting of a new sacred fire ⓘ redistribution of new fire to households ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | “year bundle” ⓘ |
| marksEvent | New Fire ceremony at cycle completion ⓘ |
| measuredIn | solar years ⓘ |
| perceivedRisk | possible end of the world at cycle’s end ⓘ |
| preColumbian | true ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | high ⓘ |
| representedAs | bundle of reeds or sticks ⓘ |
| ritualFunction |
avert cosmic catastrophe
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ensure sun’s continued movement ⓘ reconsecration of space and time ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuation of the cosmos
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cosmic renewal ⓘ ritual renewal of time ⓘ |
| timeReckoningRole | major period in Aztec chronology ⓘ |
| timeStructure | bundle of 52 one-year periods ⓘ |
| usedIn | Aztec calendar system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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