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[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

There were several things other than that one form of human sacrifice. They would hold feasts & festivals, offer flowers & dough men made from amaranth, pray at midnight, create paper ornaments, burn copal, sing & dance, and would clean & maintain temples to show their devotion.

[–] historyshapes@mastodon.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

@MisterNeon Of course! I loved learning about the Aztec culture while making this comic.

I listed some resources I used on the click-through link. Thanks for your reply.

-mert.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

If you want a really dark follow up research Tlacaxipehualiztli for Xipe Totec.

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