Salvadorians call on Mayan gods to curb evil
458 views · Published 24 March 2015 · 1:31 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: New China TV · 2015 · News & Politics
Salvadorians this weekend turned to Mayan gods for help to contain evil things like high crime rate. At the largest center of Mayan worship, located at the ruins of San Andres, 32 kilometers west of the capital city, San Salvador, participants held an age-old ceremony to call on the gods to intervene. Men, women and children took advantage of the ceremony marking the vernal equinox, or the arrival of spring, to pray for a change in the behavior of those who commit crimes in the Central American country. Mayan priests burned grains, honey and aromatic herbs so that their prayers may be carried aloft and reach the gods, who in turn will perform the miracle of bringing peace and light to the country slowly engulfed by darkness. El Salvador has been notorious for its high rate of raping crimes. San Salvador used o be labeled as “City of Rapes”. Mayan culture is still rooted in the indigenous inhabitants of the country, though Catholics have reigned due to years of colonial rule.
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