An Aztec warrior was raised for battle from the moment he was born. If a warrior was to die in combat or was sacrificed to the sun by his enemies, he went to the east paradise. After four years the warriors returned as humming birds in sun filled gardens. The aztecs believed that the earth would come to an end if they did not feed the sun god with blood sacrifices. The word sacrifice is a key to the Aztec religion.
Some Spanish articles tell of many thousands of people being offered to the gods each year.
When a person dies he would go to a paradise or to the underworld. The four year journey to the underworld was filled with many dangers. The soul had to dodge two mountains that smashed together, as well as reptiles. The soul had to tolerate the eight deserts and the freezing winds that threw obsidian knives. At last the soul comes to a wide river which he crosses by getting on and riding on the back of a small red dog.