Flor de cempasuchil

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    La flor de cempasúchil proviene del náhuatl “sempôwal”, que significa 20 o muchos, y “xôchitl”, que es flor.

    En la época prehispánica, los mexicas asociaban el color de esta flor con el sol, además de creer que su olor atraía a los muertos, por lo cual era colocada en ofrendas dedicadas a estos. Al ser un símbolo de vida y muerte, la tradición es colocar senderos con los pétalos de cempasúchil, desde la entrada principal hasta el altar de la casa, con la finalidad de guiar a las almas hacia los altares.

    Según la leyenda, Xóchitl y Huitzilin se enamoraron cuando eran niños, y acostumbraban subir a la montaña dedicada a Tonatiuh, el dios azteca del sol para ofrecerle ramos de flores.

     

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    The cempasúchil flower comes from the Nahuatl "sempôwal", which means 20 or many, and "xôchitl", which is flower.

    In pre-Hispanic times, the Mexica people associated the color of this flower with the sun, in addition to believing that its scent attracted the dead, which is why it was placed in offerings dedicated to them. Being a symbol of life and death, the tradition is to place paths with cempasúchil petals, from the main entrance to the altar of the house, in order to guide the souls to the altars.

    According to legend, Xochitl and Huitzilin fell in love when they were children, and they used to climb the mountain dedicated to Tonatiuh, the Aztec god of the sun to offer him bouquets of flowers.

     

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