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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]List of ritual sacrifices by Aztecs by month:

Atlacacauallo (from February 2 to February 21)	Tláloc, Chalchitlicue, Ehécatl	Sacrifice of children and captives to the water deities
II	Tlacaxipehualiztli (from February 22 to March 13)	Xipe Tótec, Huitzilopochtli, Tequitzin-Mayáhuel	Sacrifice of captives; gladiatorial fighters; dances of the priest wearing the skin of the flayed victims
III	Tozoztontli (from March 14 to April 2)	Coatlicue, Tlaloc, Chalchitlicue, Tona	Type of sacrifice: extraction of the heart; burying of the flayed human skins; sacrifices of children
IV	Hueytozoztli (from April 3 to April 22)	Cintéotl, Chicomecacóatl, Tlaloc, Quetzalcoatl	Sacrifice of a maid; of boy and girl
V	Toxcatl (from April 23 to May 12)	Tezcatlipoca, Huitzilopochtli, Tlacahuepan, Cuexcotzin	Sacrifice of captives by extraction of the heart
VI	Etzalcualiztli (from May 13 to June 1)	Tláloc, Quetzalcoatl	Sacrifice by drowning and extraction of the heart
VII	Tecuilhuitontli (from June 2 to June 21)	Huixtocihuatl, Xochipilli	Sacrifice by extraction of the heart
VIII	Hueytecuihutli (from June 22 to July 11)	Xilonen, Quilaztli-Cihacóatl, Ehécatl, Chicomelcóatl	Sacrifice by decapitation of a woman and extraction of her heart
IX	Tlaxochimaco (from July 12 to July 31)	Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca, Mictlantecuhtli	Sacrifice by starvation in a cave or temple
X	Xocotlhuetzin (from August 1 to August 20)	Xiuhtecuhtli, Ixcozauhqui, Otontecuhtli, Chiconquiáhitl, Cuahtlaxayauh, Coyolintáhuatl, Chalmecacíhuatl	Sacrifices to the fire gods by burning the victims
XI	Ochpaniztli (from August 21 to September 9)	Toci, Teteoinan, Chimelcóatl-Chalchiuhcíhuatl, Atlatonin, Atlauhaco, Chiconquiáuitl, Cintéotl	Sacrifice of a decapitated young woman to Toci; she was skinned and a young man wore her skin; sacrifice of captives by hurling from a height and extraction of the heart
XII	Teoleco (from September 10 to September 29)	Xochiquétzal	Sacrifices by fire; extraction of the heart
XIII	Tepeihuitl (from September 30 to October 19)	Tláloc-Napatecuhtli, Matlalcueye, Xochitécatl, Mayáhuel, Milnáhuatl, Napatecuhtli, Chicomecóatl, Xochiquétzal	Sacrifices of children, two noble women, extraction of the heart and flaying; ritual cannibalism
XIV	Quecholli (from October 20 to November 8)	Mixcóatl-Tlamatzincatl, Coatlicue, Izquitécatl, Yoztlamiyáhual, Huitznahuas	Sacrifice by bludgeoning, decapitation and extraction of the heart
XV	Panquetzaliztli (from November 9 to November 28)	Huitzilopochtli	Massive sacrifices of captives and slaves by extraction of the heart
XVI	Atemoztli (from November 29 to December 18)	Tlaloques	Sacrifices of children and slaves by decapitation
XVII	Tititl (from December 19 to January 7)	Tona-Cozcamiauh, Ilamatecuhtli, Yacatecuhtli, Huitzilncuátec	Sacrifice of a woman by extraction of the heart and decapitation afterwards
XVIII	Izcalli (from January 8 to January 27)	Ixozauhqui-Xiuhtecuhtli, Cihuatontli, Nancotlaceuhqui	Sacrifices of victims representing Xiuhtecuhtli and their women (each four years), and captives; hour: night; New Fire
Nemontemi (from January 28 to February 1)	Five ominous days at the end of the year, no ritual, general fasting

They most likely sacrificed so many because of overcrowding, religious beliefs, and a need to enforce a societal hierarchy.[/quote]

Can you connect the dots for me on the relevance to this conversation?
Because right now all I can gather is that you are saying "One group did this one bad thing to one group of people, so it is OK for another group to do a completely different bad thing to a completely different group of people."[/quote]

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