xiuhpohualli
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Xiuhpohualli is the 365-day solar calendar of the Aztec civilization, used to organize agricultural cycles, religious festivals, and state rituals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xiuhpohualli | 0 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec calendar
ⓘ
calendar ⓘ solar calendar ⓘ |
| alignsWith | tropical year approximately ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec religion
ⓘ
Aztec state ceremonies ⓘ agricultural cycle ⓘ seasonal change ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Tonalpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Aztec codices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsCalendarRoundWith | Tonalpohualli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
18 months
ⓘ
5 nemontemi days ⓘ |
| hasCycleLengthWithTonalpohualli | 52 years ⓘ |
| hasDuration | 365 days ⓘ |
| hasSpecialPeriod | nemontemi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later interpretations of Mesoamerican calendars ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Mesoamerican solar calendars ⓘ |
| monthLength | 20 days ⓘ |
| nemontemiLength | 5 days ⓘ |
| partOf | Aztec timekeeping system ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalDaysPerYear | 365 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Aztec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
organizing agricultural cycles
ⓘ
organizing religious festivals ⓘ organizing state rituals ⓘ |
| usedInRitual | New Fire ceremony ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Nahuatl language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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