oh i really like this its like the stepford wives meets apacolypto.

whoa, and that ensured what livelihood to the people? tupperware will never be the same! wow.

Well, according to Wikipedia, the flayed skin would be worn by the priest for 20 days after, and touching it could cure diseases.

Oh, also, I didn’t totally make up the Tupperware thing… they really did take the skin off after 20 days and store it in an airtight container. Ick.

Awesome entry.

Oh, wait, is the Tupperware line just creative licence or is the container literally a piece of Tupperware? I’d assumed the latter, giving it a rather nasty modern edge…

It is the latter. The idea of putting the skin of a human in a Tupperware was just too good to pass up.

Also, as a side note, when in a pinch a butter dish can be used, althought the skin won’t last near as long as it would in "burb"erware. I’m not sure if you spelled “Tlacaxipehualiztli” correctly…in fact I’m not sure you spelled it incorrectly either.

Quirky and Devilishly Awesome story!

If I spelled it incorrectly, then I blame Wikipedia, from which I copied and pasted. Only the Aztecs will ever know… and they probably wrote it nothing like that in the first place. Thanks for the comments!

Tlacaxipehualiztli is such a bizarre word is all I’m saying.

It’s so hard to find a good human sacrifice these days.