Huey Tozoztli also known as Huey Tocoztli is the name of the fourth month of the Aztec calendar. It is also a festival in the Aztec religion dedicated to Tlaloc and other deities. It is called the great or long vigil.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. "Hueytozoztli, Continuation of the Festival of Bird Sacrifices, the Fourth Month of the Aztec Solar Calendar". World Digital Library. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. Alexander von Humboldt (1814). Researches, Concerning the Institutions & Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America: With Descriptions & Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras!. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, J. Murray & H. Colburn. pp. 295. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. Manuel Aguilar Moreno (12 September 2007). Handbook to Life in the Aztec World. Oxford University Press. pp. 296–. ISBN 978-0-19-533083-0. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  4. "The Aztec Festivals". www.amoxtli.org. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
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