How did the Aztecs gain maintain and consolidate
their power?

they would made products, work for public services.

Explanation:

An aristocracy would need to be bought out or give consent since no one man can dominate others without help from those who have a monopoly on wealth and power, but at some point others with such power/wealth would have to recognize the legitimacy of the rule of one of their number for it to work.

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.

it's a secular holiday. it is and was a custom developed to recognize the ending of a time and a wish for a good future. the kind of kiss you exchange, if you are single, is intended to predict what kind of year you will have in the coming year.

it is saying good bye to the last year with all its ups and downs, and hello to the new year, with all its hopes and dreams.