Known as the "Aztec death whistle," this object is an ancient Mesoamerican wind instrument typically crafted into the shape ...

Naming rituals presided over by the goddess would ... a grisly procedure that nevertheless “saved the mother from death.” The Aztec believed babies who died during labor traveled to a place ...

"The only images we have of an Aztec ruler are of Moctezuma II, and these were made based on descriptions from the Spaniards after his death," López Luján says, referring to the last emperor who ...

Upon death, the body is washed and prepared for burial. In the days before the funeral, the body is not left alone. Shiva is the first seven days of mourning after the burial. Some Jews ...

The 35-year-old celebration incorporates pre-Columbian, Aztec, Mayan, and Catholic rituals surrounding death and is one of the city's most popular and interactive. The 3rd annual gathering ...