Friday, January 8, 2010

Which Mayan custom best illustrates the saying that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder?”?

Mayans practiced human sacrifice by cutting the heart out of victims.





Mayans were obsessed with time and developed the ceremonial calendar, which was 360 days long plus five concluding, unlucky days.





Mayan infants would have objects dangled in front of their eyes in order to permanently cross their eyes.





Mayan society was divided into two social classes: priests and peasantsWhich Mayan custom best illustrates the saying that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder?”?
Trying to make their kids cross-eyed is certainly one. Our culture does not think crossed eyes is good but they did.





http://www.mayankids.com/mmkpeople/mkbea…





They also admired sloped heads and tied boards to the infant's head to shape it.

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