Tochtli in La Luna, Rabbit in the moon, Conejo En La Luna

Tochtli in La Luna, Rabbit in the moon, Conejo En La Luna

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This Tochtli is from the series of 4 paintings, each representing the 4 different years signs that are found in the tonalamatl. It was made during the last Tochtli year (3-12-2018 through 3-11-2019 )  During the year of Tochtli the days begin at sunrise or at approximately 6 am.  There are a few stories about the moon, this particular legend of the rabbit in the moon, goes a little something like this.....Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, who took the form of a human to walk the earth with his people. As a humble man he walked in the Cemanahuac desert in the heat of the day, walking until he grew tired, thirsty and hungry. With no food or water in sight, he kept walking, until it grew dark, and the sky filled with stars and a big blank bright silver moon. Once Quetzalcoatl's hunger and thirst grew too strong, he sat beside the path, suffering in a way he’d never known. Near to him he noticed a small rabbit eating alone in the dark. “What are you eating,?” He asked. “Grass,

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