Mayan Cha-Chaac

This Mayan ceremony is performed from time immemorial, to ask the god Chac, ruler of the rains, their favors and so the corn can develop and grow.

This ritual is very unique and no male outside the community can participate unless invited. If we ever get to enjoy that privilege, when we get to Mount chosen for the ceremony will see that everything is activity, a cut sticks for Caanché (altar), others open trench which will serve oven, others fill a large bowl with water . The H-men (witch man) notice our arrival and then we asked if we seriously to respect what they see and hear. So if he gives us the blessing, crosswise with some branches, it means that we have been accepted.

The H-men should observe the work to see if they are doing well. Even children can participate either as much, toads, which will croak for rain, or as birds of Mount imitating their croak

Under the trees will zaca vessels, the ritual beverage made from corn and sweetened with honey. In other vessels will be the balché, sacred liquor made from the bark of the same name, fermented with honey and water for several days.

Once the altar, staves form a cross finished, beverages and H-men takes away the incense and pray helped by the sacristan of the ceremony is raised. Children will be placed around the altar and croak differently.

Ceremony lasts three days and three times a day and balché sacá taken.

On the last day several chickens are killed, the boys are charged with killing them, but before prays and gives nine laps around the altar. People can send mass at the ceremony and her bread is made. The loaves are formed with nine layers of dough into tortillas, beans and ground seed in each and then wrapped with leaves smeared, the loaves are placed in trenches that were made in the land above and serve as oven.

While the bread is cooked, the H-men made the last request of rain.