Piuhtecuhtli And The Fire Ceremony
Xiuhtecuhtli is often displayed with a red or yellow face, with a censer on his head. As a patron of kings and warriors he is shown wearing a crown and ornaments made of a Turquoise blue stone. Xiuhtecuhtli is the main deity in the Fire ceremony, held every 52 years in year 2 Acatl.
These ceremonies represented the regeneration of the cosmos through the lighting of a new fire. Xocotl Huetzi ceremony was one of many fire ceremonies dedicated to Xiuhtecuhtli. This ceremony was related to the collection of the fruits of the earth and the ritual death of plants. It involved cutting a tree and placing an image of the god on the top. Copal and food were then presented to the sacred tree. Young men were aided to climb the tree to get the image …show more content…
These pyramids were used during human sacrifices, which were built in order to please their gods with the sacrifices .
The other type was not to be climbed, or even touched as these pyramids were reserved for the priest-kings rituals. These pyramids were considered very sacred and cherished. These pyramids were often were built with too steep of steps to climb, or a false door. When these pyramids were being used, a priest would use the dangerous steps and get closer to the Gods. Each pyramids usually had two or four staircases, often including a platform between steps near the middle. he Maya worshipped a pantheon of nature gods, each of which had both a benevolent side and a malevolent side.
There were more than 165 gods in the Mayan religion. Their religion was called Polytheist. In this religion the gods were depict as human-like.
The Gods were born, grew up and died. Gods were believed to do other human like activity that was deemed acceptable behavior. This included: creating, planting and harvesting maize, performing divination, conducting business, fighting wars, forming alliances and intermarrying. This act led to the Gods having interrelated jobs within their ranking …show more content…
The nose plugs were sanctioned for an elite status symbol among men, mainly during the Terminal Classic Period. The plugs, lip, nose and ear, were two-piece assemblages with a ring secured in the body by a thick plug. The earplugs were usually so heavy that they would distort the ear lobe (Similar to modern ear plugs). These plugs were usually made from jade, semiprecious stones and shell. However, by the Early Post classic Period the jadeite resources were nearly used up, so turquoise and serpentine were used more
These ceremonies represented the regeneration of the cosmos through the lighting of a new fire. Xocotl Huetzi ceremony was one of many fire ceremonies dedicated to Xiuhtecuhtli. This ceremony was related to the collection of the fruits of the earth and the ritual death of plants. It involved cutting a tree and placing an image of the god on the top. Copal and food were then presented to the sacred tree. Young men were aided to climb the tree to get the image …show more content…
These pyramids were used during human sacrifices, which were built in order to please their gods with the sacrifices .
The other type was not to be climbed, or even touched as these pyramids were reserved for the priest-kings rituals. These pyramids were considered very sacred and cherished. These pyramids were often were built with too steep of steps to climb, or a false door. When these pyramids were being used, a priest would use the dangerous steps and get closer to the Gods. Each pyramids usually had two or four staircases, often including a platform between steps near the middle. he Maya worshipped a pantheon of nature gods, each of which had both a benevolent side and a malevolent side.
There were more than 165 gods in the Mayan religion. Their religion was called Polytheist. In this religion the gods were depict as human-like.
The Gods were born, grew up and died. Gods were believed to do other human like activity that was deemed acceptable behavior. This included: creating, planting and harvesting maize, performing divination, conducting business, fighting wars, forming alliances and intermarrying. This act led to the Gods having interrelated jobs within their ranking …show more content…
The nose plugs were sanctioned for an elite status symbol among men, mainly during the Terminal Classic Period. The plugs, lip, nose and ear, were two-piece assemblages with a ring secured in the body by a thick plug. The earplugs were usually so heavy that they would distort the ear lobe (Similar to modern ear plugs). These plugs were usually made from jade, semiprecious stones and shell. However, by the Early Post classic Period the jadeite resources were nearly used up, so turquoise and serpentine were used more