Name: Yankwik Xiwitl Ceremony/Año Nuevo Azteca/Aztec New Year
Start: 2026-03-15T10:00:00-06:00
Location: National Hispanic Cultural Center

$Yankwik Xiwitl Ceremony\/A\u00f1o Nuevo Azteca\/Aztec New Year$

Join us for Yankwik Xiwitl or Mexika/Aztec New Year on the NHCC’s Plaza Mayor. The free public event, ushering in the year Matlaktli yei Kalli/ Trece Casa/Thirteen House features fire making with a hand drill, an offering of flowers and fruit and ritual Mexika/ Chichimeka (Aztec) dance. This year marks the end of a 52-year cycle.
Xiwitl Ze Tochtli
Año Uno Conejo
Year One Rabbit
Yankwik Xiwitl Ceremony/Año Nuevo Azteca/Aztec New Year
Sunday, March 15, 2026
10:00 am: Laying of the Tlalmanalli
12:00 pm: Danza
NHCC Plaza Mayor
Free public event.
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