Religion is a huge part in the life of the Aztec society.
- Tenochtitlan has had many temples and other building made that symbolize nearly
1000 gods that the Aztecs worshiped. - The Aztecs picked up many of these gods and practices surrounding themselves from other Mesoamerican people.
- Aztecs worshiped the Toltec god Quetzalcoatl in many forms.
- The Aztec see Quetzalcoatl as the god of learning and books, god
of the wind, and a symbol of death and rebirth. - They not only saw him as a serpent, but also as a man with a beard.
- Aztec religious practices centered on elaborate public ceremonies designed o communicate with the gods and win their favor.
- At the ceremonies priest made offerings to the gods and presented ritual dramas, songs, and dances featuring masked performers.
- The Aztec ceremonial calendar contained every inch of religion and honored many of the gods but it varied..
- One of the most important rituals involved the sun god , Huitzilopotchli.
- Aztecs believed that Huitzilopotchli made the system of the sun rising and each and everyday he would have to battle the forces of evil to get the sun to rise the next morning. In order to get enough force to defeat evil many Aztec priest practiced human sacrifice on a hug huge scale.