Sports and entertainment in Aztec civilization (Web project)

Games played by children Aztecs, and toys that they preferred to do so were mixed. The toys were manufactured by themselves or by their parents. A toy used by children Aztecs was a spinning top which called pepetotl. In this regard, it should be noted that the great enthusiasm for this game now have children throughout Latin America, which have tops of various shapes and sizes.

Also children playing with paper dolls, and articulated dolls; chichitli was a toy in the form of a dove that children used as a whistle, this toy can be seen at present, there are different forms, sounds, sizes and some of They operate with water simulating the birds singing. Children Aztecs, like the Greeks and Romans liked to play with mud and sand. This recreational activity is one that attracts more children and at present, since they play to houses, cakes, castles, among other things, represents a great fun and entertainment.

The Aztecs were fans of gaming and gambling took place between them. The totoloque was a popular game that was to launch bodoques some small, some on tejuelos. The player who pulled over tejuelos earned somewhat, and many who arrived five earned the game.

Mapepena "collect" and maitl "hand", literally means collecting by hand. This was a game of the Aztecs which consisted of players who gambled a certain amount of fields of mud or seeds, then a player stood on the back of his hand and bet the seeds into the air resulting seed, tried to catch the largest number of them before they falling to the ground.

Among the sporting activities practiced by the Aztecs were racing, hunting, wrestling, swimming, fishing, archery. Xochipaina means "run by the flower", this test was taking place at the festival in honor of the goddess Chiuacoaltl, and was that all young people were in the bottom of the mountain and, after receiving a signal, leaving running costs top and finish first should take some flowers offerings to the goddess. The winner was cheering for others to honor their ability to please Chiuacoaltl.

The Aztecs gymnasts received the name of mayotuncuepani, performed various acrobatic exercises, as three men climbed on the shoulders of a teammate, the last column and jump to various movements before falling; another exercise that would observe the dexterity and agility gymnasts Aztecs, was that one of these is acostara on their backs with their feet to maintain a beam of cylindrical wood, which performed different movements.