Author: Andrew.Hoffman

A Big Thank You from the Maya Civilization

Thank you for reading this informational brochure about our human sacrifice ritual. We hope that with this information, you will be able to perform your very own sacrifice to the Gods! Just remember, with the cenote sacrifice, gravely wound your sacrifices before throwing them in.
Also, if you have found our culture and sacrifice information interesting, feel free to come by and experience it first hand!

Citations:
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/deathafterlife/qt/012709MayaScrfc.htm
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Jordan Hoffman
Period 2
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How to Perform Your Very Own Mayan Human Sacrifice

Jordan Hoffman
Period 2
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History Of Sacrifices

Sacrifice was a religious activity in Maya culture, which involved at times animal and human sacrifices. Human sacrifices were tied to events such as ill fortune, warfare, the consecration of new leaders or temples, and to appease gods.
Mayans mainly sacrificed their prisoners, who were most often from other Mayan city-states.

Instructions

Now, you will need to perform these human sacrifices on fixed dates in order to hold the world in its orbit and prevent it from falling into an abyss of nothingness. Easy, right? The first type of sacrifice you can now do is taking out your human sacrifices heart and placing it on an altar called a Chacmool. This is an offering to Yum Kaax, a corn god, which in return will allow you to have a good farming season.

Now, if ill fortune or warfare is occurring and you are down on your luck, you will need to perform a massive sacrificial ceremony to gain the favor of the gods. You will need to find a sacred cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) such as the one pictured to the right. Next, gather as many sacrifices as needed, wound them, fasten a long cord around each body, then hurl them into the cenote. After their death, retrieve them and bury them in a nearby grove.

Jordan Hoffman
Period 2
Informational Brochure