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Let the good tolerate the bad; let the bad change themselves, and imitate the good. Let us all, if it may be so, attain to God; let us all through His mercy escape the evil of this world. Let us seek after good days, for we are now in evil days; but in the evil days let us not blaspheme, that so we may be able to arrive at the good days. [7]
A corn husk doll is a Native American doll made out of the dried leaves or "husk" of a corn cob. [ 1] Maize, known in some countries as corn, is a large grain plant domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. Every part of the ear of corn was used. Women braided the husks for rope and twine and coiled them into ...
Maya maize god. Like other Mesoamerican peoples, the traditional Maya recognize in their staple crop, maize, a vital force with which they strongly identify. This is clearly shown by their mythological traditions. According to the 16th-century Popol Vuh, the Hero Twins have maize plants for alter egos and man himself is created from maize.
An ear of corn also gives you 3.5 grams of dietary fiber. Fiber is essential for keeping your digestive tract moving smoothly and preventing constipation. Corn packs both insoluble and soluble ...
According to the Florentine Codex, [ 5] Centeotl is the son of the earth goddess, Tlazolteotl and solar deity Piltzintecuhtli, the planet Mercury. He was born on the day-sign 1 Xochitl. [ 6][ 7] Another myth claims him as the son of the goddess Xochiquetzal. [ 8] The majority of evidence gathered on Centeotl suggests that he is usually ...
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A kachina ( / kəˈtʃiːnə /; also katchina, katcina, or katsina; Hopi: katsina [kaˈtsʲina], plural katsinim [kaˈtsʲinim]) is a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo people, Native American cultures located in the south-western part of the United States. In the Pueblo cultures, kachina rites are practiced by the Hopi, Hopi ...
A meeting of the Anti–Corn Law League in Exeter Hall in 1846. The Anti–Corn Law League was a successful political movement in Great Britain aimed at the abolition of the unpopular Corn Laws, which protected landowners’ interests by levying taxes on imported wheat, thus raising the price of bread at a time when factory-owners were trying to cut wages.