nēmontēmi
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thumb | right | An illustration of the God, Huitzilopochtli, and description of the Nemontemi days In the Aztec (Mexica) culture, the Nahuatl word '''''' refers to a period of five intercalary days inserted between the 360 days labeled with numbers and day-names in the main part of the Aztec seasonal calendar. Their location was roughly around 5–18 March every Gregorian year.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- intercalary month
- Part of
- xiuhpōhualli
- Has part
- day
- Follows
- Izcalli
- Image
- The Nemontemi and the Month Quahuitlehua in the Aztec Solar Calendar WDL6743.png
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Position in Aztec calendar
- See also
- References
thumb | right | An illustration of the God, Huitzilopochtli, and description of the Nemontemi days In the Aztec (Mexica) culture, the Nahuatl word '''''' refers to a period of five intercalary days inserted between the 360 days labeled with numbers and day-names in the main part of the Aztec seasonal calendar. Their location was roughly around 5–18 March every Gregorian year.
==Etymology== The word means "they fill up in vain". Spanish lexicographers glossed it as , "wasted days". The interpretation is that the Mexicas considered the days unlucky, and most activities (including even cooking) were avoided as far as possible during the period; however this interpretation is contested by Indigenous people.
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