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The Religion Of The Aztec Culture

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Each of the artifacts I listed above represents the religion of the Aztec culture. The Aztecs held belief and cherishing of gods closest to their hearts throughout their era. The Aztecs were willing to sacrifice their own people for them. I believe that shows how much they adored their beloved gods, and how thankful they are. The statue of the sun and war god Huitzilopochtli was used in human sacrificial ceremonies and was prayed to, the Aztec death mask was worn in rituals by priests, and the cuauhxicalli eagle was used by the Aztecs to contain human hearts from sacrificial ceremonies. The Aztecs as a whole were deeply religious and their everyday life revolved around them cherishing their gods, because they wanted to stay healthy, have food

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