What were the duties of an Aztec priest?

Answer 1

to do all the ritual's that are required, such as ripping the heart out of the chest and the New Fire ceromony. they were also required to teach the children of nobles about astronomy, religion and bacic things. because the priests studied astronomy the took the exact time and date you were born to match it to someone else for marrige. hte priests were much like egypt as in they had different classes, the low priests, high priests and firestarter, etc. they also Autosacrificed, which means they gave up their own blood to the gods. they would peirce and cut different parts of their body such as nose, tounge, ears and genitals. this was a daily ritual for priests, but was practiced more often the higer rank you are.