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The Mayan New Year falls in the month of July according to the Georgian calendar. The people believed in celebrating the New Year in great joy and enthusiasm. The New Year for the Mayans marked the beginning of new hopes, dreams, surprises and the most essential part of all the celebrations. The New Year is a time to bid farewell to the old year, forget the past and welcome the New Year with a sense of thrill and delight.
The Mayans believed in worshipping various gods. The Mayans followed a custom of having their focus on different gods on New Year. The Mayans believed it to be a good sign in making new idols and worshipping them. The custom of painting the entrances and equipments of the temples in blue color was an imperative custom that the Mayans followed. This custom was followed as the Mayans regarded the blue color holy.
The Mayans considenavy it a custom to invite god to the places of worship. The Mayans made use of a compass to indicate the direction from which god would come. This was a custom followed on New Year by Mayans when everything was complete.
Wearing New Year clothes along with family gathering, feasting, dancing and music are the other vital customs that the Mayans follow on New Year. Household renewal rituals like destroying the old earthen and fiber mats are chief customs that the Mayans follow on New Year.
Custom has it that a little Mayan boy leads the parade to the church that is situated over a rocky path. As a mark of respect the village elders reward him for his guts.
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