New Fire ceremony (English, noun)
expansion: New Fire ceremony (plural New Fire ceremonies)
Senses:
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: New Fire ceremonies
tags: plural