For the duration of Toxcatl's preparation, the teixiptla lived as a god would, wearing expensive jewelry and having eight attendants. The young man also was dressed in the likeness of the god and people on the streets would worship him as such when encountered. "For one year he lived a life of honor," the handsome young man "worshipped literally as the embodiment of the deity". During the last 20 days before being sacrificed, the teixiptla had their appearance transformed back to that of a warrior. "He had been a warrior who was captured, and he ended his life as a warrior." He would then be wed to four young women, also chosen in advance and isolated for a full year and treated as goddesses. This marriage, occurring after a full year of abstinence, symbolized a period of fertility which followed the drought. The young man would spend his last week singing, feasting and dancing. During the feast where he was worshipped as the deity he personified, he climbed the stairs to the top of the temple on his own where the priests seized him, a time in which he proceeded to symbolically crush "one by one the clay flutes on which he had played in his brief moment of glory", and then was sacrificed, his body being eaten later. The young man would approach this sacrifice willingly, as being sacrificed in this manner was a great honor. "Sacrificial victims mounted the bloody steps of the pyramid with dignity and pride." "The sacrifice itself marked the end of the drought." Immediately after he died a new victim for the next year's ceremony was chosen. Tezcatlipoca was also honoured during the ceremony of the ninth month, when the Miccailhuitontli "Little Feast of the Dead" was celebrated to honour the dead, as well as during the Panquetzaliztli "Raising of Banners" ceremony in the 15th month.
for the duration of toxcatl's preparation the teixiptla lived as a god would wearing expensive jewelry and having eight attendants the young man also was dressed in the likeness of the god and people on the streets would worship him as such when encountered "for one year he lived a life of honor" the handsome young man "worshipped literally as the embodiment of the deity" during the last 20 days before being sacrificed the teixiptla had their appearance transformed back to that of a warrior "he had been a warrior who was captured and he ended his life as a warrior" he would then be wed to four young women also chosen in advance and isolated for a full year and treated as goddesses this marriage occurring after a full year of abstinence symbolized a period of fertility which followed the drought the young man would spend his last week singing feasting and dancing during the feast where he was worshipped as the deity he personified he climbed the stairs to the top of the temple on his own where the priests seized him a time in which he proceeded to symbolically crush "one by one the clay flutes on which he had played in his brief moment of glory" and then was sacrificed his body being eaten later the young man would approach this sacrifice willingly as being sacrificed in this manner was a great honor "sacrificial victims mounted the bloody steps of the pyramid with dignity and pride" "the sacrifice itself marked the end of the drought" immediately after he died a new victim for the next year's ceremony was chosen tezcatlipoca was also honoured during the ceremony of the ninth month when the miccailhuitontli "little feast of the dead" was celebrated to honour the dead as well as during the panquetzaliztli "raising of banners" ceremony in the 15th month