Cempoalilhuitl
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] In addition, there were various ceremonies that took place within each month.
Relation to the Xiuhpohualli
The cempoalilhuitl is considered to be "fixed" because since it is tied exactly to the xiuhpohualli, it can be used for commemorative dates such as La Noche Triste which takes place on 11-Tecuilhuitontli and 11-Tecuilhuitontli in subsequent years will always fall in the same location in the solar year although the tonalli will be different. Therefore it is the cempoalilhuitl that is used to identify a particular time during the solar year rather than the trecena or tonalli.
Meaning and associated dates and Teteo
Cempohualilhuitl [2] | Date Range | Glyph | English Translation | Teotl [3] |
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Tlacaxipehualiztli | 3/21-4/9 | Example | Example | Xipe Totec |
Tozoztontli | 4/10-4/29 | Example | Example | Tlaloc |
Huey Tozoztli | 4/30-5/19 | Example | Example | Cinteotl |
Toxcatl | 5/20-6/8 | Example | Example | Titlacauan and Tezcatlipoca |
Etzalcualiztli | 6/9-6/28 | Example | Example | Tlaloque |
Tecuilhuitontli | 6/29-7/18 | Example | Example | Huixtocihuatl |
Huey Tecuilhuitl | 7/19-8/7 | Example | Example | Xilonen |
Miccailhuitontli | 8/8-8/27 | Example | Example | Huitzilopochtli |
Huey Miccailhuitontli | 8/28-9/16 | Example | Example | Xiuhtecuhtli or Ixcocauhqui |
Ochpaniztli | 9/17-10/6 | Example | Example | Teteo Innan or Toci |
Teotleco | 10/7-10/26 | Example | Example | Nochi Teteo |
Tepeilhuitl | 10/27-11/15 | Example | Example | Tepetl Popocatepetl, Tepetl Itztaccihuatl, Tepetl Tlaloc, and Tepetl Matlalcueye [4] |
Quecholli | 11/16-12/5 | Example | Example | Mixcoatl |
Panquetzaliztli | 12/6-12/25 | Example | Example | Huitzilopochtli |
Atemoztli | 12/26-1/14 | Example | Example | Tlaloque |
Tititl | 1/15-2/3 | Example | Example | Ilamatecuhtli, Tonan, and Cozcamiauh |
Izcalli | 2/4-2/23 | Example | Example | Xiuhtecuhtli or Ixcocauhqui |
Atlcahualo | 2/24-3/15 | Example | Example | Tlaloque or Quetzalcoatl or Chalchiutlicue |
Nemontemi | 3/16-3/20 | Example | Example | None |
- ↑ Sahagun, Bernardino. Florentine Codex, Book 2. Pages 1-35.
- ↑ The given dates correspond to the 2014-2015 Gregorian year. These dates will be the same for all years when the spring equinox occurs on Mach 20th.
- ↑ Unless otherwise stated, the Teteo are taken from: Sahagun, Bernardino. Florentine Codex, Book 2. Pages 1-35.
- ↑ Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel. Handbook to Life in the Aztec World. Page 328