Editing Aztec warfare (section)

===Birth ritual===
Warriors were essential to Aztec life and culture. At birth, an Aztec boy would receive two symbols of being a warrior. A shield would be placed in his left hand, and an arrow would be placed in his right. After a short ceremony the newly born boy's umbilical cord, shield, and arrow would be taken to a battlefield to be buried by a renowned warrior. These parts would symbolize the rise of a warrior. Each shield and arrow would be made specifically for that boy and would resemble his family and the gods. Their warrior school would be chosen during this ritual so that the boy would be claimed by the god [[Tezcatlipoca]], the patron god for all warriors. Tezcatlipoca would bless the boy to live a long warrior's life. This ritual was meant to instill societal expectations at an early age.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pennock |first=Caroline Dodds |date=2023-01-01 |title=A warlike culture? Religion and war in the Aztec world |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/02757206.2022.2060215?needAccess=true& |journal=History and Anthropology |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=99–122 |doi=10.1080/02757206.2022.2060215 |issn=0275-7206}}</ref>

As for girls, at birth their umbilical cord would be buried usually under the family fireplace, representing the woman's future life to be in the home, taking care of household needs.