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Tlaxochimaco
Name of an Aztec festival and month
Tlaxochimaco is the name of the ninth Month of the Aztec calendar. It is also a festival in the Aztec religion, dedicated to the Aztec God of War Huitzilopochtli. It is called the Bestowal or Birth of Flowers.
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- Tlaxochimaco, the Ninth Month of the Aztec Solar Calendar WDL6711.png by Tovar, Juan de, circa 1546-circa 1626, Public domain
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