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The Cempoalilhuitl literally means "20 days". This period of 20 days is also referred to as metztli and veintena in various sources.   
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The Cempoalilhuitl literally means "20 days". This period of 20 days is also referred to as metztli and veintena in various sources.  For each 20 day period, a feast dedicated to the designated Teotl took place on the first day.  <ref>Sahagun, Bernardino.  Florentine Codex, Book 2.  Pages 1-35.</ref> 
  
 
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The Cempoalilhuitl literally means "20 days". This period of 20 days is also referred to as metztli and veintena in various sources. For each 20 day period, a feast dedicated to the designated Teotl took place on the first day. [1]

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Cempohualilhuitl Date Range Glyph English Translation Teotl [2]
Tlacaxipehualiztli Example Example Example Xipe Totec
Tozoztontli Example Example Example Tlaloc
Huey Tozoztli Example Example Example Cinteotl
Toxcatl Example Example Example Titlacauan and Tezcatlipoca
Etzalcualiztli Example Example Example Tlaloque
Tecuilhuitontli Example Example Example Huixtocihuatl
Huey Tecuilhuitl Example Example Example Xilonen
Miccailhuitontli Example Example Example Huitzilopochtli
Huey Miccailhuitontli Example Example Example Xiuhtecuhtli or Ixcocauhqui
Ochpaniztli Example Example Example Teteo Innan or Toci
Teotleco Example Example Example Nochi Teteo
Tepeilhuitl Example Example Example Tepetl Popocatepetl, Tepetl Itztaccihuatl, Tepetl Tlaloc, and Tepetl Matlalcueye [3]
Quecholli Example Example Example Mixcoatl
Panquetzaliztli Example Example Example Huitzilopochtli
Atemoztli Example Example Example Tlaloque
Tititl Example Example Example Ilamatecuhtli, Tonan, and Cozcamiauh
Izcalli Example Example Example Xiuhtecuhtli or Ixcocauhqui
Atlcahualo Example Example Example Tlaloque or Quetzalcoatl or Chalchiutlicue
Nemontemi Example Example Example None
  1. Sahagun, Bernardino. Florentine Codex, Book 2. Pages 1-35.
  2. Unless otherwise stated, the Teteo are taken from: Sahagun, Bernardino. Florentine Codex, Book 2. Pages 1-35.
  3. Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel. Handbook to Life in the Aztec World. Page 328