▁the ▁gu ild s , ▁would ▁come ▁out ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁mock ▁batt les ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁T eno cht it lan . ▁The ▁women ▁attacked ▁each ▁in ▁mock ▁combat ▁with ▁the ▁branches ▁and ▁flowers ▁rolled ▁into ▁balls ▁dropped ▁by ▁the ▁war riors , ▁before ▁swe eping ▁the ▁streets ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁woman ▁dressed ▁as ▁To ci , ▁" O ur ▁Grand m other " ▁would ▁be ▁par aded ▁through ▁the ▁streets . ▁To ci , ▁the ▁" W oman ▁of ▁Disc ord ", ▁in ▁Mex ica ▁religion , ▁loved ▁the ▁car n age ▁and ▁blo ody ▁may hem ▁of ▁war , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁honor ▁her ▁that ▁O ch pan it zt li ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁of ▁war . ▁To ▁honor ▁To ci , ▁a ▁young ▁female ▁slave ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁i xi pta ▁( proxy ) ▁for ▁To ci , ▁being ▁kept ▁in ▁a ▁c age ▁and ▁being ▁especially ▁clean ed ▁every day ▁to ▁prepare ▁her ▁for ▁her ▁sacrifice ▁for ▁To ci . ▁It ▁was ▁very ▁important ▁that ▁the ▁woman ▁chosen ▁to ▁die ▁for ▁To ci ▁was ▁rit ually ▁pure ▁for ▁her ▁sacrifice , ▁being ▁guard ed ▁by ▁other ▁women ▁who ▁kept ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁c age ▁both ▁to ▁prevent ▁her ▁escape ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁sex ▁for ▁the ▁twenty ▁days ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁death , ▁making ▁her ▁a ▁" p ure " ▁victim . ▁The ▁mock ▁batt les ▁between ▁the ▁women ▁as ▁they ▁p elt ed ▁each ▁other