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DUPEY GARCIA, Élodie. Of Stinking Skins and Floral Perfumes: The Re-Enactment of the Creation of Flowers Myth in Veintena Fiestas among the Ancient Nahuas. Estud. cult. náhuatl [online]. 2013, vol.45, pp.7-36. ISSN 0071-1675.

This article presents the symbolic role of smells in nahua ceremonies conducted during the annual veintenas (20-day periods) and shows how enquiry into the sensorial history of the ancient Nahuas makes it possible to see the relations between myths and rituals. Parallels are explored between the mythical tale of the successive creation of foul-smelling and aromatic flowers from skin torn from the genitals of the goddess Xochiquetzal, and the fiestas of Tlacaxipehualiztli, Tozoztontli and Ochpaniztli in which rites were carried out that consisted of offering floral perfumes, as well as flaying sacrificial victims and wearing their skins.

Palabras llave : Aroma; stink; Xochiquetzal; Xochipilli; Mictlan; flaying; Ochpaniztli; Tozoztontli.

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