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editChalchiutlicue is the scientific phenomena that occur within water. It is the duality of the representation of Tlaloc - the rain. Chalchiutlicue is the snow on the mountains, the lagoons and lakes, the internal waters of the earth and the springs where the water flows out to the surface. Chalchiutlicue is the representation of the sweet water that rests inside of and on the surface of Mother Earth.
Since 2005, Danza Mexica Cuauhtémoc, a traditional Mexica/Aztec Danza community has partaken in an annual celebration of the waters: Ceremonia Chalchiutlicue. Ceromonia Chalchiutlicue is a ceremonial festival dedicated to honoring the waters of the world. Hosted in the state of Minnesota, the "Land of 10,000 lakes, and as a guest amongst the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, and Ojibway Nations, the hosts of this ceremony hope that as people we will once again be in good relations with the water of the world and find a healthy environment that will allow people to live in harmony with the universe.
Chalchiutlicue also referred to as Matlalcueye is a global volcanoe that goes by the synonym La Malinche. La Malinche is located in the country of Mexico and is classified as an eroded stratovolcano, cut by deep canyons, that rises to 4461 m NE of the city of Puebla. Malinche occupies an isolated position between the Popocatépetl-Iztaccíhuatl and Orizaba-Cofre de Perote volcanic ranges. [1]
In the skin care factory H20 Plus' plant in downtown Chicago houses its office, labs, manufacturing facility, and distribution center. The exterior of the building is adorned with large panels that depict ancient figures like Chalchiutlicue, the Aztec goddess of water, and Ea, the Mesopotamian deity credited with creating humans from earth and water. [2]
Chalchiutlicue is also very commonly referred to in books such as:
- The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández. Chalchiutlicue is referred to as the goddess of the sea, by a mother who bathes her young child because it was at the will of Chalchiutlicue. [3]
- Voice of the Vanquished: The story of the Slave Marina and Hernan Cortez. Chihuallama bathed her entire body with wet hands, invoking the blessing of the goddess Chalchiutlicue. “Now this child is new-born and new formed born again with the blessings of the water goddess. Whoever might do this child mischief, go away, for she is under the protection of Chalchiutlicue, goddess who wears precious jewels.[4]
- The Unruly Woman: Gender and the Genres of Laughter. Chalchiutlicue is seen as a statue, the lady of water and the goddess of the sea. [5]
- The Genesis Code. The character Vasquez pointed to a line of inscriptions resting on the Mayan symbol for the water Godess, Chalchiutlicue. [6]
- Carr, O’Keefe, Kahlo: Places of Their Own. Frida Kahlo paints a portrait of herself, in which she is wearing a blouse that is embroidered with a rectangular symbol: it is the Aztec glyph for water associated with the rain god Tlaloc and with Chalchiutlicue. [7]
Chalchiutlicue has also been viewed in the television show Abydos Gate. Chalchiutlicue premiered in season 3 episode 5 the title of the episode was The Learning Curve. Within the episode Chalchiutlicue was apart of the human race, from the planet Orban. [8]
References
edit- ^ Global Volcanism Program
- ^ Inc. magazine
- ^ Natural History of Mexico, Stanford University Press 2001
- ^ Mythological Hisory Anacade International 1995
- ^ Women in Motion Pictures, University of Texas Press 1995
- ^ Fictional Crime book Macmillan 2007
- ^ Modern Art, Yale University Press 2000
- ^ A fictional television show based on outer space