English Explanatory Dictionary

New Fire ceremony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Aztec ceremony performed once every 52 years, intended to stave off the end of the world. It involved putting out all existing fires, then starting a fire containing the heart of a human sacrifice, and transporting that fire around the city.

Word forms

New Fire ceremony New Fire ceremonies
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