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Mayan New Year

According to the Gregorian date the Mayan new year is celebrated on 26th of July, Mayans celebrate the event with great festive fervor and wild spirit. Mayan new year celebrations are better known as 'Wajshakib Batz' widely celebrated in the city of Guatemala. People gather in large numbers at different places of the city to observe event. Since Mayan civilization is one of the oldest civilizations of the world the natives of Mayan origin worship the gods and goddesses by offering prayers in the name of their ancestors and fore fathers at the sacnavy temples.

Mayan new year traditions are followed according to the Mayan calendar which counts on 260 days of Tzolin. Mayan new year is a celebration of the creator of the universe and also a time of deep self introspection followed by a sense of oneness with the Almighty. Mass services are held at the sacnavy sites of worship to celebrate the lively cycle of life in fact an occasion of worshipping the bountiful Mother Nature. Mayan new year's day is marked by lighting fires throughout the region with a belief that it thwarts off evil spirits. Preparations for the Mayan new year eve start early with people cleaning up their household and places of worship. The new year event is looked forward as the time of rejuvenation and family reunion where Mayans get together and assemble to offer prayers followed by the ritual of feasting on mouth watering delicacies.




To mark the Mayan new year event spectacular processions followed by traditional 'Maya Deer dance' are held at various places of Guatemala city. Lavish banquets are organized at every community halls to commemorate the new year event.

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