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Show A p p E N D I x. Modern Style. Mexican Days. January 25 IX. Ocelot! 26 X. ~auhtli • 27 XI. Cozcaq uauhtli 28 Xll. Olin 29 XIII. Tecpatl 30 I. Q!;JIAHU ITL. 31 II. Xochitl Fcftivals I Z C A L L I Eighteenth Month. February 1 III. CipaB:li 2 IV. Ehecatl 3 V. Calli 4- VI. Cuetzpalin 5 VII. Coatl 6 VIII. Miquiztli 7 IX. Mazatl 8 X. Tochtli 9 XI .. Atl 1 o XII. Itzcuintli 1 1 XIII. Ozomatli 1 2 I. MAUN ALLI 13 II. Acatl I 4 III. Ocelot! I 5 IV. ~auhtli 16 V. Cozcaquauhtli 17 VI. Olin I 8 VII. Tecpatl I 9 VIII. ~iahuitl zo IX. XochitL General chace for the facrifices of the next feftival. The fecond feftival of Xz'ub-· teu8/i, god of fire, with facrifices of animals. Renewal of fire in the houfes .. N E M 0 N T E M I, Oli ufelefs Days .. 2 I X. CipaB:li 22 XI. Ehecatl 23 XII. Calli 24 XIII. Cuetpalin 25 I. COATL During thefe days there was no fefrival. The following year II. Acatl, begins with II. Miquiztli, and continues in the fame order. EX P LA-A P P E N D I X. EX PLAN AT I 0 N of the Qbfcure F 1 G U RES. I. Of the .figures if tbe Mexican Century. I N the wheel of the Mexican century are four figures, thirteen times repeated, to fignify, as we have already mentioned, the four periods (by fome authors called indictions), of thirteen years, of which the:;r century confifred. The ' four figures are, firfi, the head of a rab~ et, expreffive of that quadruped; fecondly, a reed; thirdly, a knife or the point of a lance, reprefcnting a flint ll:one; fourthly, a part of a: building, lignifying a houfe. The years of the century are counted by beginning at the upper twift of the ferpent, and defcending towards the left. The I. figure, with a fmall point) denotes I. rabbet; the fecond, with two points, figni.fies II. reed; the third, with three points, fignifies ITI. flint; the fourth, with four points, IV. houfe; the fifth, with five points, v. rabbet; and fo it continues until the twifi upon the left, where the fecond period begins with the figure of the reed, and terminates in the lc.wer twifr; and then the third period commences. II. Of the figures of. the year. The firfi figure is that of water, fpread upon a building to denote the firft month, whofe name Acahualco, or Atlacahualco, fignifies, the ceafing of water; becaufe, in the month of March the winter rains ceafe in northern countries, whc:re the Mexican or Toltecan calendar t<?ok its origin. They called it alfo .<f<...uabuitlehua, which figni.fies tht: budding of trees, which happe~s at this time in hot countries. The Tlafcalans called this month Xilomanilizt!i, or the oblation of ears of maize; becaufe in it they offered to their gods thofe of the pnfl: year, to obtain profperity to the feed, which about this time began to be fown in high grounds. The figure of the fecond month, appears at firll: fight to be a pavilion, but we believe it is rather a human fkin ill defigned, to exprefs that which is meant by the name Tlacaxipcbualitzli, which they gave to this month, or fkinning of men, on account of the barbarous rite VoL. I. N n n · I I • of 457 |