DAILY LIFE OF THE AZTECS

 

DRESS AND CLOTHING

 

 

 

AZTEC CLOTHING FOR WOMEN


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZTEC LABOR & AZTEC LIFE

 

The British Museum, London. Photo © The British Museum, London

An Aztec Marriage Ceremony

An Aztec Midwife Aiding in a Birth

 

Aztec Instructions for Raising Children as Good Citizens

 

 

Daily Life

 

AZTEC AGRICULTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZTEC FOOD

 

 

 

 

 

AN AZTEC FEAST

Today a Precolumbian feast can still be prepared using only the foods and ingredients of prehispanic Mesoamerica.

 

MENU:

Appetizers:

Guacamole with baked crisp tortilla chips, popcorn, roasted peanuts, toasted pumpkin seeds, miniature steamed tamales filled with beans and chiles.

First Course:

Ceviche with fresh fish prepared in a salsa of lime and hot chiles.

Second Course:

Roast turkey with native sage, yams prepared with honey, baked squash, salad of tomatoes and jicama with fresh lime. Freshly baked tortillas.

Dessert:

Fresh fruit cup with pineapple, mangos and papaya.

Drinks:

Tamarindo juice, pulque with lime, Chocolate, hot  or cold prepared with vanilla and honey.

AZTEC GAMES AND LEISURE

The Aztec Board Game of Patolli