▁would ▁cause ▁a ▁still b irth ▁or ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁war rior ▁in ▁battle ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁By ▁contrast , ▁the ▁rain ▁god ▁T l al oc ▁required ▁the ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁children ▁to ▁honor ▁him , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁tears ▁of ▁the ▁do omed ▁children ▁would ▁ensure ▁rain ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁year , ▁so ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁went ▁to ▁great ▁lengths ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁children ▁dest ined ▁to ▁die ▁for ▁T l al oc ▁to ▁cry ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁possible ▁before ▁their ▁hearts ▁were ▁ri pped ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁historian ▁Inga ▁Cl end innen ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁young ▁woman ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁sacrifice ▁victim ▁must ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁close ▁to ▁" h yst eria " ▁as ▁she ▁knew ▁when ▁the ▁night ▁came ▁on ▁the ▁fifth ▁day , ▁she ▁would ▁die ▁while ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁smile ▁all ▁the ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁prospect . ▁On ▁the ▁fifth ▁day ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁To ci , ▁the ▁young ▁woman ▁was ▁march ed ▁through ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁T eno cht it lan ▁surrounded ▁by ▁other ▁women , ▁spread ing ▁ma ize ▁and ▁flowers ▁before ▁being ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁to ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁the ▁Ma ize ▁Lord . ▁Jo ining ▁the ▁woman ▁chosen ▁to ▁die ▁on ▁her ▁last ▁day ▁were ▁men ▁dressed ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁Hu ax te ca ▁people ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁G ulf ▁coast , ▁whom ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁des pis ed ▁as ▁cow ard ly ▁war riors , ▁but ▁whom ▁were ▁widely ▁adm