The Nahua/indigeneous native Mexican word Ipalnemohuani.(eep-ahl-neh-moh-anee) translates to "He Through Whom One Lives," or that which, or by means of which, people live; Giver of Life; a deity that is part of the Ometeotl Complex, primordial parents of deities and humans, or Pre-hispanic creation; also, came to be used to refer to the Christian god owing to the syncretism/or amalgamation of the ancient indigenous beliefs and incorporating those belief systems with Christian school of thought. Every morning I awake happy to live another day and rise up and look at the glory of morning light and say "Ipalnemohuani!"
For example, The Day of the Dead, very much celebrated in Mexico and by Mexican/Chicano/Hispanic communities in the U.S. and has been celebrated for over 6,000 years was incorporated into All Saints Day by the Christian faith. This is a form of Syncretism.
Another example of this is how the Catholic faith transferred the Nahua Earth Mother Goddess of the Earth into Mary, the Mother of God. "Tonantzin means “Our Sacred Mother” in the Nahuatl language and she continues to be connected symbolically to fertility and the earth. It is not known precisely how the pre-Hispanic deity Tonantzin became connected to the Christian Virgin of Guadalupe, however, we can assume that many people of the time believed that her appearance represented a return of the Aztec mother deity. There are many myths surrounding the Virgin of Guadalupe but she has been recognized by the Catholic church as a manifestation of the Virgin Mary. The Virgin of Guadalupe has become a national symbol of the Mexican nation and she is viewed by many to be a special protector of Native American peoples." https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/gods/virgin-of-guadalupe-and-tonantzin
