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Daysign Poll

5th Oct 2015

We’ve never had a ‘vote’ button on Mexicolore before so this is a first. We’re asking people to vote for their favourite Aztec daysign. We’re conducting a survey among schools we work in this coming year. Here is the online equivalent. Results TBA soon...!

Click the button for your favourite daysign. Before you hit the ‘Vote Now’ button at the bottom of the page please also fill in your name and tick the Captcha security box - sorry about this but we’re keen to avoid votes being made by robots!

Please note that the Day Sign Illustrations on this page were made specially for Mexicolore by Felipe Dávalos. These are copyright © and not to be reproduced without our permission.

1. ALLIGATOR

• Quality: Quick response
• A day... for reflecting on our origins
• Daysign Deity: Creator God Tonacatecuhtli
• Body Association: Liver
• Direction: East
• Influence: Good
• Special: The earth’s surface.

2. WIND

• Quality: Strength
• A day... for new fires and creativity
• Daysign Deity: Life God Quetzalcóatl
• Body Association: Breath
• Direction: North
• Influence: Bad
• Special: Sweeps the way for the rains.

3. HOUSE

• Quality: Love of home
• A day... to start buildings and begin projects
• Daysign Deity: Mountain God Tepeyollotl
• Body Association: Brain
• Direction: West
• Influence: Middling
• Special: Year-bearer.

4. LIZARD

• Quality: Endurance
• A day... for music, feasting, fun and pleasure
• Daysign Deity: Pleasure God Huehuecoyotl
• Body Association: Privates (F)
• Direction: South
• Influence: Good
• Special: Power of the sun on earth.

5. SNAKE

• Quality: Meditation
• A day... for seeking truth and wisdom
• Daysign Deity: Water Goddess Chalchiuhtlicue
• Body Association: Privates (M)
• Direction: East
• Influence: Good
• Special: ---

6. DEATH

• Quality: Life force, vitality
• A day... for fasting and seeking forgiveness
• Daysign Deity: Moon God Tecuciztecatl and Moon Goddess Coyolxauhqui
• Body Association: Head
• Direction: North
• Influence: Bad
• Special: The realm of the moon and night

7. DEER

• Quality: Alertness
• A day... for swift justice and military attack
• Daysign Deity: Rain God Tlaloc
• Body Association: Right foot
• Direction: West
• Influence: Middling
• Special: ---

8. RABBIT

• Quality: Speed
• A day... for planning alternative outcomes
• Daysign Deity: Maguey Goddess Mayahuel
• Body Association: Left ear
• Direction: South
• Influence: Good
• Special: Year-bearer.

9. WATER

• Quality: Cleanliness
• A day... for irrigation
• Daysign Deity: Fire God Xiuhtecuhtli
• Body Association: Body fluids
• Direction: East
• Influence: Good
• Special: ---

10. DOG

• Quality: Loyalty
• A day... for loyalty
• Daysign Deity: Death God Mictlantecuhtli
• Body Association: Heart
• Direction: North
• Influence: Bad
• Special: ---

11. MONKEY

• Quality: Agility
• A day... for ambition and business
• Daysign Deity: Flower God Xochipilli
• Body Association: Left hand
• Direction: West
• Influence: Middling
• Special: The power of magic and tricks.

12. GRASS

• Quality: Healing (herbs)
• A day... for re-birth
• Daysign Deity: Medicine God Patecatl
• Body Association: Spinal cord
• Direction: South
• Influence: Good
• Special: ---

13. REED

• Quality: Music
• A day... for firm justice and punishment
• Daysign Deity: Justice God Iztlacoliuhqui
• Body Association: Bones
• Direction: East
• Influence: Good
• Special: Year-bearer.

14. JAGUAR

• Quality: Grace
• A day... for perseverance and completion
• Daysign Deity: Confession Goddess Tlazolteotl
• Body Association: Left foot
• Direction: North
• Influence: Bad
• Special: Mediator between worlds.

15. EAGLE

• Quality: Great spirit
• A day... for renewal and re-birth
• Daysign Deity: Spring God Xipe Totec
• Body Association: Right hand
• Direction: West
• Influence: Middling
• Special: ---

16. VULTURE

• Quality: Hope
• A day... of darkness and reflection
• Daysign Deity: Temptation Goddess Itzpapalotl
• Body Association: Right ear
• Direction: South
• Influence: Good
• Special: ---

17. MOVEMENT

• Quality: Sensitivity
• A day... for business and sports
• Daysign Deity: God of twins Xolotl
• Body Association: Tongue
• Direction: East
• Influence: Good
• Special: ---

18. FLINT

• Quality: Renewal
• A day... for sacrifice, justice, warfare; breaking old ties, habits
• Daysign Deity: God of fate Tezcatlipoca
• Body Association: Teeth
• Direction: North
• Influence: Bad
• Special: Year-bearer.

19. RAIN

• Quality: Fertility
• A day... of agricultural fertility
• Daysign Deity: Sun God Tonatiuh
• Body Association: Eyes and tears
• Direction: West
• Influence: Middling
• Special: ---