Podcast
Stuff You Should Know
The hosts noted that Louis Spence wrote this 1913 book, which describes the Aztec festival Toxcatl and its associated death whistle ritual.
In 1913, there was a folklorist named Louis Spence who wrote Myths of Mexico and Peru, and he described this festival.
— Episode: Short Stuff: Aztec Death Whistle
Episode: Short Stuff: Aztec Death Whistle
The hosts noted that Louis Spence wrote this 1913 book, which describes the Aztec festival Toxcatl and its associated death whistle ritual.
In 1913, there was a folklorist named Louis Spence who wrote Myths of Mexico and Peru, and he described this festival.