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Veintena
Veintena meaning
A 20-day period used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars.
Example sentences (2)
Dedicated to the Tlaloque, this veintena involved the sacrifice of many children on sacred mountaintops.
The winter "veintena" of Atemoztli (9 December- 28 December) was also dedicated to the Tlaloque.