Tovar Codex, Hueytozoztli, 4th Month Aztec Calendar
A bird with grey and red feathers is shown stabbed with a bone tool. This month, identified as having the saint’s day of Mark the Evangelist, and known as Hueytozoztli (The Great Vigil), commemorated the festival of bird sacrifices which took place during the month. The patron gods of this month, equating to April-May, were Centeotl (a female corn goddess) and Chicomecoatl (Seven Serpents, the goddess of maize and fertility). The Tovar Codex (16th century) contains detailed information about the rites and ceremonies of the Aztecs. The codex is illustrated with 51 full-page paintings in watercolor. Illustration taken from a 19th century transcript of Juan de Tovar's Historia de la benida de los yndios apoblar a Mexico (the Co´dice Tovar).
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