Tonalli
animal_ally Aztec single tradition · 1
In Nahuatl, the word Tonalli was used to refer both to a day and to the animal related to that day. In the Aztec belief system, the day of a person's birth calculated in the tōnalpōhualli would determine the nature of the person. Each day was associated with an animal which could have a strong or weak aspect.
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Aztec Empire height.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Way, Ts'ok, yixomal ispiẍan nax
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Nahuatl, the word Tonalli was used to refer both to a day and to the animal related to that day. In the Aztec belief system, the day of a person's birth calculated in the tōnalpōhualli would determine the nature of the person”
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