The underworld and continually sacrificed 'cold' Mayan people

Scientists were very surprised to discover a beautiful underground water lake also known as "holy well" among the hidden forest evidenced by the gruesome sacrifice of the ancient empire of the mighty Maya empire. strong - one of the most ancient civilizations of humanity.

Maya civilization was built by an Native American tribe on the land of Cuello 4,000 years ago. From this land, the Mayans divided into many branches, of which the largest branch reached the land of today's Gulf of Mexico. Here, archaeologists continue to excavate a series of ancient and large cities.

One of them is the city of Chichen Itza - the masterpiece of Maya civilization. In the Maya language, 'chichen' means 'well mouth' while 'Itza ' is 'Itza' . Thus Chichen Itza means 'Itza's well mouth' .

The reason for this name is because Chichen Itza is located in the arid region of Central America and the water is mainly taken from caves on lava rock, the ancient city is located near an important water source, so it is called by that name.

Religion plays an important role in the Mayan people's spiritual life. The gods like the Sun god, Thuy Than are always respected because they believe, this god has great influence on bumper crops. The pyramid in Chichen Itza was also built for that purpose. This place takes place the worshiping rituals of the gods at the top of the tower.

More specifically, about 1.5 km from the city, there are two natural lakes with a diameter of about 60m. A lake was used as an irrigation water for agricultural purposes in ancient times. And the other lake is used for more important purposes, it is the 'holy well' where the bloody water gods activities take place.

According to the ancient Maya texts recorded, the drought weather was caused by the angels. In order to make the god happy, they had to bring a 14-year-old virgin girl into the well. The ancient people believe that when the girl is thrown into a well, she will become a servant of the water god, eat well and enjoy a peaceful life.

However, despite the stable year-round climate, no drought or natural disasters, the Maya clergy also chose a beautiful girl to thank Mercury. People everywhere gathered to gather at the temple next to the well . This temple is 60m long, 30m high, and the temple is engraved with the image of Thuy Than, a winged snake.

The selected girl wore a gorgeous outfit, waiting in the temple. Standing next to the girl is many healthy boys wearing yellow armor, ready to take the rain god's bride to the 'safe' holy well .

The ceremony will begin at dawn, the 'bride' of Thuy Than is placed in a flower palanquin and blessed and blessed by magicians. The poor girl was also able to drink magic water to calm down and calm down. The group will pick up the girl to the holy well on a 400m long road.

When they arrived, the young girl was thrown into the air by the bodyguards and fell freely into the holy well. At this moment, the drums are floating, the crowd will dance and sing, the rich will throw gold and silver, jewels descend into the well to pray for peace.

From the middle of the sixteenth century, European colonialists conquered South America, Chichen Itza's Maya cities gradually perished. From then on, no one organized a sacrifice for the living in the holy well.

Today, residents of Yaxuná village - the closest area to Itza city - used goats and chickens to worship the Water Gods instead of people. In rain prayers and thanks to those ancestors, the men will circle around the sacrifice. The children will sit under a fake frog table when it rains to look forward to "good rain".

The life of the modern Mayan people is not much different from the ancient ancestors.Villagers in Yaxuná face many difficulties due to their dependence on agriculture. A few years ago, thanks to a large number of tourists, the lives of people in Yaxuná village were easier to breathe.

The holy well is one of the attractions for tourists. Here, visitors see the villagers re-enact the sacrifice of Thuy Than. The ceremony was attended by all the magicians, sacrifices and muscular boys with golden armor, bizarre costumes and spooky music . People will be immersed in the mystical past of the background. Ancient Mayan civilization.

On the other hand, holy wells are ideal for archaeologists to work. Their discovery will help scientists answer many difficult questions such as: when are people present in the Americas, how is the continent formed .

Through research, archaeologists have found more than 100 human skeletons at the bottom of holy wells, many jewels, ancient objects. That is the clearest description of the physical characteristics and cultural characteristics of ancient Maya. From there help humanity gradually explore the development and decline of this great empire.