Culture Diego Durán described the festivities for the Aztec god . The Aztec month of (7 December to 26 December) was dedicated to . People decorated their homes and trees with paper flags; ritual races, processions, dances, songs, prayers, and finally human sacrifices were held. This was one of the more important Aztec festivals, and the people prepared for the whole month. They fasted or ate very little; a statue of the god was made out of amaranth seeds and honey, and at the end of the month, it was cut into small pieces so everybody could eat a piece of the god. After the Spanish conquest, cultivation of amaranth was outlawed, while some of the festivities were subsumed into the Christmas celebration.
culture diego durán described the festivities for the aztec god  the aztec month of (7 december to 26 december) was dedicated to  people decorated their homes and trees with paper flags; ritual races processions dances songs prayers and finally human sacrifices were held this was one of the more important aztec festivals and the people prepared for the whole month they fasted or ate very little; a statue of the god was made out of amaranth seeds and honey and at the end of the month it was cut into small pieces so everybody could eat a piece of the god after the spanish conquest cultivation of amaranth was outlawed while some of the festivities were subsumed into the christmas celebration