Culture of the Aztec - Festivals
Aztec God Centeotl
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A few years later when the empire grew tremendously, human sacrifice had increased to several hundred thousand victims a year. During the opening of a pyramid for the god Huitzilopochtli, there was a line of people two miles long of about 25000 people who would be sacrificed. During this festival the priests dressed in unique masks modeled after animals.
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