Aztec underworld

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If you ever thought that tattoos are just some pretty pictures and adornments, you couldn't be more wrong. Since the dawn of tattoos in 4 millennia BC, the tattoo designs always had meaning to them. Whether it was religious markings or illustrations about particular humans lifetime achievements, they were always meant to convey a message of some sorts. Skipping forward to our age, some of the tattoo symbols have lost their intended context along the way, but there are still people who like…

Mictecacihuatl, also known as Lady of the Dead, is a goddess from Aztec mythology who is associated with death, the afterlife, and the underworld. She is

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The 13 Heavens and the 9 Underworld Levels from the book Handbook to Life in the Aztec World.

Macuilxochitl, also known as Xochipilli, was the Aztec god of gambling, dancing, music, and hemorrhoids. This means that in addition to encouraging fun and dancing, Macuilxochitl might also send boils, hemorrhoids, and venereal diseases to people who get out of line. Aztecs worshipped Xochipilli at the festival of Tecuilhuitontli, which occurred during the growing season. An impersonator of Xochipilli would be sacrificed during this festival then his flayed skin worn by a priest.