Food and Culture
The Ch'ol practice Christianity . However, many Mayan traditions are incorporated into the Ch’ol’s Christian religious practices (more so than in other regions of Mexico). For example “cave worship has been legitimized throughout the region and local curers alternate between churches and caves to gain their powers and carry out their functions. Earth owner, the Mayan cave god, and Christ have been reconciled, and cave ceremonies have continued to be formed after the conversion of the population to Christianity” (pg 405).
The staple food of the Ch’ol people are corn, livestock (chicken, turkey), beans, squash, bananas, greens and other fruits. A source of income for some Ch’ol includes selling livestock, (like pigs, cows and chicken) as well as fruits; this income is used to purchase soap, medicine and other essential materials.
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