Profile of Huehueteotl-Xiuhtecuhtli, Aztec God of Fire

Profile of Huehueteotl-Xiuhtecuhtli, Aztec God of Fire Among the Aztec/Mexica the fire god was related with another old divinity, the old god. Therefore, these figures are frequently viewed as various parts of a similar god: Huehuetã ©otl-Xiuhtecuhtli (Pronounced: Way-ue-TEE-ottle, and Shee-u-teh-COO-tleh). Similarly as with numerous polytheist societies, antiquated Mesoamerican individuals loved numerous divine beings who spoke to the various powers and signs of nature. Among these components, fire was one of the first to be exalted. The names under which we realize these divine beings are Nahuatl terms, which is the language verbally expressed by the Aztec/Mexica, so we don’t knowâ how prior societies knew these gods. Huehuetã ©otl is the â€Å"Old God†, from huehue, old, and teotl, god, while Xiuhtecuhtli implies â€Å"The ruler of Turquoise†, from the addition xiuh, turquoise, or valuable, and tecuhtli, master, and he was viewed as the forebear everything being equal, just as the supporter of fire and the year. Inceptions Huehueteotl-Xiuhtecuhtli was a critical god starting in early occasions in Central Mexico. In the Formative (Preclassic) site of Cuicuilco, south of Mexico City, sculptures depicting an elderly person sitting and holding a brazier on his head or his back, have been deciphered as pictures of the old god and the fire god. At Teotihuacan, the most significant city of the Classic time frame, Huehuetã ©otl-Xiuhtecuhtli is one of the regularly spoken to gods. Once more, his pictures depict an elderly person, with wrinkles all over and no teeth, sitting with his legs crossed, holding a brazier on his head. The brazier is regularly designed with rhomboid figures and cross-like signs representing the four world bearings with the god sitting in the center. The period for which we have more data about this god is the Postclassic time frame, on account of the significance that this god had among the Aztec/Mexica. Characteristics As per the Aztec religion, Huehuetã ©otl-Xiuhtecuhtli was related with thoughts of refinement, change, and recovery of the world through fire. As theâ god of the year, he was related with the pattern of the seasons and nature which recover the earth. He was likewise viewed as one of the establishing gods of the worldâ since he was liable for the formation of the sun. As indicated by frontier sources, the fire god had his sanctuary in the holy region of Tenochtitlan, in a spot called Tzonmolco. Huehuetã ©otl-Xiuhtecuhtli is additionally identified with the service of the New Fire, one of the most significant Aztec functions, which occurred toward the finish of each pattern of 52 yearsâ and spoke to the recovery of the universe through the lighting of another fire. Celebrations Two significant celebrations were devoted to Huehuetã ©otl-Xiuhtecuhtli: the Xocotl Huetzi service, in August, related to the black market, the night, and the dead, and a second one which occurred in the long stretch of Izcalli, toward the start of February, identified with light, warmness and the dry season. Xocotl Huetzi: This function was identified with the assortment of the products of the earth and the custom passing of plants. It included cutting a tree and setting a picture of the god on the top. Copal and food were then offered to the tree. Youngsters were urged to climb the tree to get the picture and addition a prize. Four prisoners were yielded by being tossed into a fire and by having their hearts extracted.Izcalli: This subsequent celebration was committed to regrowth and recovery, and the start of the new year. All lights were closed down around evening time, with the exception of one light positioned before the divine beings picture, including a turquoise veil. Individuals brought game, for example, feathered creatures, reptiles, and snakes, to cook and eat. At regular intervals, the service incorporated the penance of four slaves or hostages, who were dressed like the god and whose bodies were painted in white, yellow, red and green, the hues related with the universes be arings. Pictures Since early occasions, Huehuetã ©otl-Hiuhtecuhtli was depicted, essentially in sculptures, as an elderly person, with his legs folded, his arms laying on his legs, and holding a lit brazier on his head or back. His face gives the indications old enough, very wrinkled and without teeth. This kind of figure is the most boundless and conspicuous picture of the god and has been found in numerous contributions in locales, for example, Cuicuilco, ​Capilco, Teotihuacan, Cerro de las Mesas, and the Templo Mayor of Mexico City. In any case, as Xiuhtecuhtli, the god is regularly spoken to in pre-Hispanic just as Colonial codices without these qualities. In these cases, his body is yellow, and his face has dark stripes, a red circle encompasses his mouth, and he has blue earplugs dangling from his ears. He frequently has bolts rising up out of his hood and holds sticks used to light fire. Sources: Limã ³n Silvia, 2001, El Dios del fuego y la regeneraciã ³n del mundo, en Estudios de Cultura Nhuatl, N. 32, UNAM, Mexico, pp. 51-68.Matos Moctezuma, Eduardo, 2002, Huehuetã ©otl-Xiuhtecuhtli en el Centro de Mã ©xico, Arqueologã ­a Mexicana Vol. 10, N. 56, pp 58-63.Sahagà ºn, Bernardino de, Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva Espaã ±a, Alfredo Lã ³pez Austin y Josefina Garcã ­a Quintana (eds.), Consejo Nacional para las Culturas y las Artes, Mexico 2000.