Clean up day at the Maya Center
Written by Admin
Posted on 23 February 2012
Last Updated 23 February 2012
Maya women still do their laundry in the streams near their village. They rise early and start their fires before 4:00 AM to make breakfast for the men who go out to do farming.
Mayas still preserve much of their culture and religion. There is a mixture of Mayan and Western European traditions. This aspect is most obvious in religious practices. The modern Maya practice their own brand of Christianity which is a blend of Catholic tradition and ancient ritual. Mayans have long been farmers and traders, and this is still true today. Most farming is subsistence agriculture and the main crops are beans and corn. The fields are cleared by slashing and burning, the same as it was done by the early Mayans two thousand years ago.
