Celebrated for eight days, beginning on the 22nd of June.
The ancient Aztec festival of Xilonen was celebrated in honour of the goddess of maize. Xilonen, also known as Chicomecoatl, just like other Aztec gods demanded human sacrifice during her ceremonies to sustain her interest in favor of the people.
Every night, unmarried girls, wearing their hair long and loose, representing their unmarried status, carried young green corn in offering to the goddess in a procession to her temple. A slave girl was picked to represent the goddess herself and dressed up in a fashion to resemble her and on the last night she was sacrificed in a ceremony for Xilonen.
The ancient Aztec festival of Xilonen was celebrated in honour of the goddess of maize. Xilonen, also known as Chicomecoatl, just like other Aztec gods demanded human sacrifice during her ceremonies to sustain her interest in favor of the people.
Every night, unmarried girls, wearing their hair long and loose, representing their unmarried status, carried young green corn in offering to the goddess in a procession to her temple. A slave girl was picked to represent the goddess herself and dressed up in a fashion to resemble her and on the last night she was sacrificed in a ceremony for Xilonen.
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