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necks, and with which they adorned alfo the idol of 

 Tezcatlipoca, from whence the month took the name of 

 Toxcatly as we have faid above. 



The fixth month is reprefented by an earthen pot or 

 jug, fignifying a certain gruel, which they took then 

 called Etzalli^ from which the month took the name of 

 Etzalqualiztli. 



The two figures of the feventh and eighth months, 

 appear defigned to fignify the dances which they made 

 then, and becaufe the dances of the eighth month were 

 thegreateft, the figure alfo which reprefents it is greater. 

 « Near to thefe figures appear lancets, denoting the au- 

 fterities praftifed preparatory to thefe feflivals. The 

 ' Tlafcalans reprefented thofe two months by the heads of 

 two lords, that of the month Tecuilhuitontli, or little 

 feftival of the lords, appears a young man, and that of 

 the month Hueitecuilhuitl^ or grand feftival of the lords, 

 feems an old man. 



The figures of the ninth and tenth months, are evi- 

 dently exprefiive of the mourning which they put on, 

 and the lamentation which they made for their dead, 

 which obtained the ninth month the name of Miccailhu- 

 itl, or feftival of the dead, and the tenth Hueimiccailhuhly 

 or great feftival of the dead \ and becaufe the mourning 

 of the tenth month was the greater the figure of it alfo 

 is larger. The Tlafcalans painted for each of thefe two 

 months a fkull with two bones, but the ftcull of the tenth 

 was the larger. 



The figure of th^ eleventh month is a broom, by 

 which is fignified the ceremony of fweeping the pave- 

 ment of the temples, which was in this month perform- 

 ed by all ; from whence the name Ochpaniztli* The 

 Tlafcalans painted a hand grafping a broom. 



The 



