[Aztlan] Directional colors in Nahua thought

[Michael Finley]

While the"standard" Maya pairings, South=yellow; east=red; north = 
white; west=black are also found in central Mexico, e.g. Codex 
Fejervary-Mayer,  even in Maya sources there is some variation. The 
Dresden Codex otherwise follows the "standard" pairings, but on the New 
Years' pages,  south is identified with red (p. 26) and north with black 
(p. 28).

Michael Finley

Dody Fugate wrote:

>Remember, the Popol Vuh isn't Aztec and is not  necessarily required to
>have the identical directional colors.
>Here in New Mexico, we have 19 Pueblos and four non-puebloan tribes. Many
>of these groups have different colors for  the four or six directions.
>Standardization is not a prerequire even in similar religions.
>
>Dody
>Santa Fe
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