 These dogs were considered a great delicacy, and were consumed for sacrificial ceremonies – including marriages and funerals.In many versions of the 20-day cycle of the Mesoamerican calendar, the tenth day bears the name dog.This is "itzcuintli" in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, "tz'i"' in the K'iche' Maya language and "oc" in Yucatec Maya.