On Saturday night, March 28, our neighbors were banging pots and pans, blowing whistles and air horns, and setting off fireworks for about half an hour. A Mayan friend in town messaged us to let us know that people were trying to wake up the moon! This is what the moon looked like that night:
Our friend sent us this description of the old Mayan tradition here that used to be practiced when the moon was eclipsed:
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"One should make noise with something
silver colored, like the moon; a pewter
or metal item, so the moon won't be
allowed to die." |
Our friend said some men had been spreading the news that the coronavirus came because the moon had died. We were quite amazed by the amount of noise our neighbors were making. Even the dogs were edgy.
Well, the good news is that in the following nights, the moon did indeed come back, little by little, so they must have done a good job waking it up!
