One important contemporary Maya ritual celebration is called the Day of the Holy Cross. Occurring on May 3, the celebration happens just before the onset of the rains, and people visit caves to ...

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Blood-ritual Libel is Attempted by Woman. April 2, 1926. See Original Daily Bulletin From This Date ... During the first cross-examination she repeated her story, ...

It’s called a “Blood Cave,” what did you ... “In Maya ritual, ... Bleuze believes the Day of the Holy Cross celebration each May 3 brought the ancient people to caves to plead with the ...

The researchers note that descendants of the Maya still practice a similar ritual today. On May 3, or the Day of the Holy Cross, people visit caves to pray for rain and a good harvest at the end ...

Africa was enjoying a rash of ritual murder. Three years ago jet-complexioned Sir Ofori Atta, Paramount Chief of Akim Abuakwa, died (of natural causes) in the Gold Coast Colony. Soon his friend ...

Similar ritual spoons have been found in Britain, Ireland and France. The British Museum has several of these metal spoons, which are often found in pairs — one with an incised cross and one ...

2,000-year-old spoon from Isle of Man may have been used in blood rituals for fortune telling. ... which are often found in pairs — one with an incised cross and one with a small hole.