Fire drill

The fire drill is an Aztec constellation that depicts a man who kindles a fire by drilling fire.

The new fire ceremony took place under this constellation. The Aztecs put out all fires. Then a man was sacrificed and a piece of wood was placed in the place of his heart to ignite with a fire drill. The Aztecs lit torches on this fire and brought them home. The new fire ceremony took place every 52 years and initiated the Aztec calendar cycle .

The exact position of the constellation is no longer known.

Individual evidence

↑ Frank Grondkowski, Roland Roth: Great places . 2014, p. 246 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed June 28, 2016]).
↑ Ulrich Köhler: vassals of the left-handed warrior in the hummingbird robe . In: Ethonological Studies . 2009, p. 184–185 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed June 28, 2016]).

[1] Frank Grondkowski, Roland Roth: Great places . 2014, p. 246 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed June 28, 2016]).

[2] Ulrich Köhler: vassals of the left-handed warrior in the hummingbird robe . In: Ethonological Studies . 2009, p. 184–185 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed June 28, 2016]).