Commemoration Of The Ceremony Of Toxcatl And The 502nd Anniversary Of The Slaughter Of The Templo Mayor In Mexico City

Commemoration Of The Ceremony Of Toxcatl And The 502nd Anniversary Of The Slaughter Of The Templo Mayor In Mexico City

A woman holds an incense burner during a procession for the Toxcatl Ceremony in the Zocalo in Mexico City, which represents one of the most important festivals in the solar calendar of the ancient Nahua/Mexica of the era called Toxcatl, which, according to historical data from the National Institute of Anthropology and History, was celebrated in mid-May, at the end of the dry season, was celebrated in the middle of May, at the end of the dry season, and referred to the period of heat wave and aridity experienced every year, before the arrival of the abundant rains that refresh the air and bring relief to the inhabitants of Mexico City. It is said that while the Mexica were celebrating the Ceremony of Toxcatl, on the orders of Hernan Cortes and Pedro de Alvarado, the Spanish army massacred women, girls, boys, elderly people, musicians and dancers during the ritual. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)

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