 The priest ("tlapouhqui") would be consulted by the penitent and would consult the 260-day ritual calendar (tonalpohualli) to determine the best day and time for the purification to take place.On the day of, he would listen to the sins confessed and then render judgment and penance, ranging from fasts to presentation of offerings and ritual song and dance, depending on the nature and the severity of the sin.was called "Deity of Dirt" () and "Eater of Ordure" (, 'she who eats dirt [sin]') with her dual nature of deity of dirt and also of purification.