Today in the Mexica Tonalpohualli, also known as the Aztec Calendar
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* If you were born between 12am and before sunrise (Central Time), use the previous Gregorian
day because days in the Azteca/Mexica calendar start at sunrise. For pre-1979 dates, use this spreadsheet: Ruben Ochoa Pre-1979 Dates)
(Correlation: Ruben Ochoa)
The significance of this day
On this day, the Cihuateteo were believed to descend to Earth. Parents commanded their children not to go out; not to travel along the roads because they might develop misshapen lips, crossed eyes, a hare lip, or might be possessed. This was also the time that those who were in jail and who were sentenced to death were killed. 1 Quiahuitl is an evil day sign full of vice, misery, orphanhood, affliction, suffering, anguish, misfortune, and indigence. Children born on this day were not bathed until 3-Cipactli.Tlacatecolo were born on this sign. The tlacatecolo were sorcerers, astrologers, shape-shifters and they hired themselves to others to make their living since they knew their secrets and caused them to believe diverse things. (Florentine Codex, Dibble and Anderson, bks 4-5, page 43)