Otra abusión tenían: que dondequiera que había alguna mujer recién parida, no echaban en el fuego los escobajos o granzones del maíz, que son aquellas mazorquillas que quedan después de desgranada el maíz, que llaman ólotl. Decían que si se quemaban estos escobajos en aquella casa, la cara del niño que había nacido sería pecosa y hoyosa. Y para que esto no fuese, habiendo de quemar estos granzones tocábanlos primero en la cara del niño, llevándolas por encima sin tocar en la carne.
\nOtra abusión dexaron los antiguos: y es que la mujer preñada se debía de guardar de que no viese a ninguno que horcaban o daban garrote, porque si le veía decían que el niño que tenía en el vientre nacería con una soga de carne a la carganta. También decían que si la mujer preñada miraba al Sol o a la Luna cuando se ecclipsaba,
\n","citation_key":"citation_lopez_spanish_transcription","citation":{"en":["Spanish by López Austin & García Quintana 2000"],"es":["Español por López Austin & García Quintana 2000"]}},{"id":"e671abd8-d418-4965-98a1-ff3a3ba37f01","choice":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["spanish translation"],"es":["traducción al español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(García Garagarza 2023)","markdown":"#### Chapter eighteen: On burning maize cobs\n\nThey had another superstition: wherever there was a woman who had recently given birth, they would not throw in the fire maize cobs or chaff, which are those little corncobs that remain after having cut off the kernels, which they call _olotl_. They said that if those cobs were burned in that house, then the newborn baby’s face would become full of freckles and pockmarked. And to prevent this, before burning this chaff, they would first touch it to the child’s face, passing it over without touching the skin.\n\n#### Chapter nineteen: On the pregnant woman\n\nThe ancient ancestors left another superstition: and it is that a pregnant woman should take care not to see anyone who had been hanged or strangled, for they said that, if she saw one of these, the child she was carrying in her womb would be born with a cord of flesh around its throat. They also said that if a pregnant woman looked at the sun or the moon during an eclipse,","html":"They had another superstition: wherever there was a woman who had recently given birth, they would not throw in the fire maize cobs or chaff, which are those little corncobs that remain after having cut off the kernels, which they call olotl. They said that if those cobs were burned in that house, then the newborn baby’s face would become full of freckles and pockmarked. And to prevent this, before burning this chaff, they would first touch it to the child’s face, passing it over without touching the skin.
\nThe ancient ancestors left another superstition: and it is that a pregnant woman should take care not to see anyone who had been hanged or strangled, for they said that, if she saw one of these, the child she was carrying in her womb would be born with a cord of flesh around its throat. They also said that if a pregnant woman looked at the sun or the moon during an eclipse,
\n","citation_key":"citation_garagarza","citation":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]}}],"nahuatl_col":[{"id":"d77e9940-97d0-4125-b171-9f295a076360","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"transcription","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl transcription"],"es":["transcripción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["Nahuatl"],"es":["Náhuatl"]},"language_code":"nci","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"#### Injc caxtolli omey capitulo, ytechpa tlatoa: in quenjn motlatia olotl. \n\nIn jquac aca mjxivia, avel vncan qujtlatiaia in olotl: in vncan onoc mjxiuhquj, qujl intla vncan tlatlaz: yc ichchichitinjz in piltontli. Auh intla ça vncan tlatlaz in olotl: achtopa ijxco conqujqujxtilia, ijxco convivica in piltontli: injc amo iuh ipan muchioaz, injc amo ichichitinjz. \n\n#### Injc caxtolli onnavi capitulo, ytechpa tlatoa: yn cioatl otztli. \n\nIn cioatl otztli, amo vel qujttaz in aqujn ie qujpiloa: yehica, qujlmach in jquac mjxiviz, nacatica oalquechmecaiotiaz in piltontli. Ipampa yn, ic qujmjmacaxiltiaia in ie vecauh in ootzti. \n\nNo yoan yn jquac otztli cioatl, in jquac qualo tonatiuh, anoço metztli: amo vel qujttaia, qujlmach intla qujttaz:","html":"In jquac aca mjxivia, avel vncan qujtlatiaia in olotl: in vncan onoc mjxiuhquj, qujl intla vncan tlatlaz: yc ichchichitinjz in piltontli. Auh intla ça vncan tlatlaz in olotl: achtopa ijxco conqujqujxtilia, ijxco convivica in piltontli: injc amo iuh ipan muchioaz, injc amo ichichitinjz.
\nIn cioatl otztli, amo vel qujttaz in aqujn ie qujpiloa: yehica, qujlmach in jquac mjxiviz, nacatica oalquechmecaiotiaz in piltontli. Ipampa yn, ic qujmjmacaxiltiaia in ie vecauh in ootzti.
\nNo yoan yn jquac otztli cioatl, in jquac qualo tonatiuh, anoço metztli: amo vel qujttaia, qujlmach intla qujttaz:
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"b132526c-c7bb-4c91-9455-c46d5fe19593","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl-to-English by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl-al-inglés por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl translation"],"es":["traducción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"#### Eighteenth Chapter, which telleth how maize cobs were burned.\n\nWhen one had just given birth to a child, she who, residing there, had given birth should not then burn maize cobs. It was said that if there [maize cobs] were to be burned, because of it the child’s face would be pock-marked.[^16] And if maize cobs were to burn there, first she passed and carried them before the child’s face,[^17] so that such would not befall him—so that his face would not be pock-marked.\n\n#### Nineteenth Chapter, which telleth of the woman with child.\n\nThe woman with child might not look at one whom they had hanged, because, it was said, when she gave birth, the child would come forth with a cord of flesh wrapped about his neck. Wherefore in times past they frightened pregnant women from\ndoing so.\n\nLikewise, when a woman was with child during an eclipse of the sun or moon, she might might not look at it. It was said that if she saw it, \n\n\n\n\n[^16]: Corresponding Spanish text: *”la cara del niño, que auja nascido: seria pecosa o hoyosa.”*\n\n\n[^17]: *Ibid*.:* “tocauanlos primero en la cara del njño, lleuandolas por encima*:* sin tocar en la carne.”*","html":"When one had just given birth to a child, she who, residing there, had given birth should not then burn maize cobs. It was said that if there [maize cobs] were to be burned, because of it the child’s face would be pock-marked.1 And if maize cobs were to burn there, first she passed and carried them before the child’s face,2 so that such would not befall him—so that his face would not be pock-marked.
\nThe woman with child might not look at one whom they had hanged, because, it was said, when she gave birth, the child would come forth with a cord of flesh wrapped about his neck. Wherefore in times past they frightened pregnant women from\ndoing so.
\nLikewise, when a woman was with child during an eclipse of the sun or moon, she might might not look at it. It was said that if she saw it,
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