Mayan and Aztec religion (culture)

Notes on real world Mayan and Aztec religion

Mythology and religion
For the Aztecs especially important deities were Tlaloc the god of rain, Huitzilopochtli the patron god of the Mexica tribe, Quetzalcoatl the culture hero and god of civilization and order, and Tezcatlipoca the god of destiny and fortune, connected with war and sorcery.

The Aztecs also have 2 religious manifestation: Teotl, which is the impersonal supernatural force (often wrongly translated by Europeans as "god" or "demon") and teixiptla, which are the physical representations of said spirits.

Cultural Gods The high priests were governing the religious ceremonies of the main temples in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Large monthly festivals and a number of specific rituals were centered around the ruler dynasty and attempting to stabilize both the political and cosmic systems. Often, these rituals were the ones that involved sacrifice of humans.
 * Tezcatlipoca – means "Smoking Mirror", a panmesoamerican shaman God, omnipotent universal power
 * Quetzalcoatl – means "Feathered Serpent", a panmesoamerican god of life, the wind and the morningstar
 * Tlaloc – a panmesoamerican god of rainstorm, water and thunder or any storm
 * Mixcoatl – means "Cloud Serpent", the tribal God of many of the Nahua people such as the Tlaxcalteca, god of war, sacrifice and hunting
 * Huitzilopochtli – means "Left-handed Hummingbird", the tribal God of the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, the patron god aka the sun

- New Fire ceremony is a ceremony a which took place every 52 years and involved every citizen of the Aztec realm. Commoners would destroy house utensils, quench all fires and receive new fire from the bonfire on top of Mt. Huixachtlan, lit on the chest of a sacrificed person by the high priests.

The four directions symbolism trivia
Direction: East(Tlapallan) Deity: Tonatiuh; Colour: Red Signs: Alligator-Snake-Water-Reed-Movement

• Direction: North (Mictlampa) Deity: Tezcatlipoca; Colour: Black Signs: Wind-Death-Dog-Jaguar-Flint Knife

• Direction: West (Cihuatlampa) Deity: Quetzalcoatl; Colour: White Signs: House-Deer-Monkey-Eagle-Rain

• Direction: South (Huitzlampa) Deity: Huitzilopochtli; Colour: Blue Signs: Rabbit-Lizard-Vulture-Grass-Flower

-Could be used as an inspiration if there's a map included in the game (linkhttp://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/ask-us/what-was-the-symbolism-of-the-four-directions)