How Long Was the Aztec Ritual Year?

How Long Was The Aztec Ritual Year??

What did the Aztecs do every 52 years?

New Fire Ceremony, also called The Binding Up of the Years, in Aztec religion, ritual celebrated every 52 years when the 260-day ritual and 365-day civil calendars returned to the same positions relative to each other. In preparation, all sacred and domestic fires were allowed to burn out.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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