# The Aztec New Fire Ceremony — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [February 17, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-aztec-new-fire-ceremony-whe-article-discussion/511 "2016-02-17T09:56:53Z")\
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The New Fire Ceremony, also known as the Binding of the Years Ceremony, was a ritual held every 52 years in the month of November on the completion of a full cycle of the Aztec solar year (_xiuhmopilli_). The purpose of it was none other than to renew the sun and ensure another 52-year cycle. The New Fire Ceremony, or _Toxhiuhmolpilia_, as the Aztecs themselves called it, was by far the most important event in the religious calendar because, quite simply, if the ceremony failed, then the Aztec civilization would end.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/866/the-aztec-new-fire-ceremony/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/866/the-aztec-new-fire-ceremony/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-aztec-new-fire-ceremony-whe-article-discussion/511/2 "2026-07-28T17:18:03Z")

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