bearing the mesmerizingly horrific likeness of the earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli (pronounced tlal-TEK-tli)—the symbol of the Aztec life and death cycle, squatting to give birth while drinking her ...
“The Aztec death whistle seems to acoustically and ... on listeners with more elaborate mental processes of sound symbolism, signifying the iconographic nature.” Frühholz said that while ...
A national holiday in Mexico, Día de los Muertos mixes Catholic traditions with its Aztec roots in the celebration ... La Catrina has become a prominent symbol of death in Mexico, and is the ...