"New Fire ceremony" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: New Fire ceremonies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=New Fire ceremony}} New Fire ceremony (plural New Fire ceremonies)
  1. (historical) An Aztec ceremony performed once every 52 years, intended to stave off the end of the world. It involved putting out all existing fires, then starting a fire containing the heart of a human sacrifice, and transporting that fire around the city. Tags: historical Categories (place): Mexico
    Sense id: en-New_Fire_ceremony-en-noun-1FicCHqv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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