Tlaxochimaco

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Tlaxochimaco is the name of the ninth Month of the Aztec calendar. It is also a festival in the Aztec religion, dedicated to the Aztec God of War Huitzilopochtli. It is called the Bestowal or Birth of Flowers. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Tlaxochimaco, the Ninth Month of the Aztec Solar Calendar". World Digital Library. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. Mark G. Plew (1 January 1998). Explorations in American Archaeology: Essays in Honor of Wesley R. Hurt. University Press of America. pp. 75–. ISBN   978-0-7618-1184-8 . Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. "The Aztec Festivals". www.amoxtli.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2013.