The Aztec religion is composed of an incredibly complicated, yet

interesting, set of beliefs. Filled with stories of human sacrifices

and demanding Aztec gods and goddesses, the Aztecs have left
behind a legacy that will be studied and marveled for years to
come.
Aztec Sacrifices
Aztec sacrifices were an important aspect of the Aztec religion.
At the root of these Aztec rituals was the belief that the gods
needed to be nourished by human beings. This was accomplished
through human blood. A part of the Aztec religion, therefore,
was to participate in bloodletting, which is intentionally harming
and drawing blood from the body. Those who were higher in
status within the Aztec religion were expected to give the most
blood during these Aztec rituals.
Sometimes, those practicing the Aztec religion sacrificed just
one person. At other times, hundreds or even thousands of
captives were sacrificed at a time. Each Aztec sacrifice, however,
took place the same way. The captive or captives were taken to a
pyramid or temple and placed on an altar. The Aztec priest then
made an incision in the ribcage of the captive and removed the
living heart. The heart was then burned and the corpse was
pushed down the steps of the Aztec pyramid or temple. If the
captive was particularly noble or brave, however, he was carried
down instead.
the After Life
Warriors were highly regarded in the Aztec culture. They were
responsible for going out and finding and capturing the majority
of the sacrifices used to appease their gods. As a result, a special
god was included in the Aztec religion to honor the warriors. This
god, Camaxtli, was the god of war, hunting, fire, and fate. He
was thought to have invented fire and to have made the Earth.
The Aztecs believed that Camaxtli lead both warriors slain in
battle and human sacrifices to the eastern sky. According to the
Aztec religion, they then became stars in the sky.