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MILBRATH, Susan. Seasonal Cycles, Veintena Rituals, and Yearbearer Ceremonies in Central Mexico. Trace (Méx. DF) [online]. 2022, n.81, pp.247-280.  Epub 01-Jan-2022. ISSN 2007-2392.  https://doi.org/10.22134/trace.81.2022.142.

An exploration of the cycle of the year in the Codex Borgia in relation to the year-end ceremonies represented on pages 49-52 of the Codex Borgia allows us to better understand the cycle of 18 veintena festivals (periods of 20 days) in the eastern Nahua communities, especially the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley, the point of origin of the Codex Borgia. The veintena rituals depicted in this almanac and the narrative section on pages 29-46 provide evidence that the veintenas were tied to the seasons. The year dates, however, followed a different system, coordinated with the continuous cycle of 260 days in the tonalpohualli. No adjustment was possible in this cycle of 52 years, but this is not the case with the veintenas, which were never named as part of the xiuhmolpilli. It seems that the flexibility of the veintena system allowed the «months» to be adjusted to stay in tune with the seasons.

Palavras-chave : calendars; seasonality; annual rituals; Codex Borgia; Aztecs.

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