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Why were mayan and aztec rituals so bloody?
What was the reason for the thirst for blood in mayas and aztecs rituals? Why was their nature so savage?
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The Aztecs believed that the "vital energies" of one person could be transferred to another person through drinking the blood and eating the flesh. The gods also craved flesh and blood, so human sacrifice benefited both Aztecs and their ever-hungry deities. Sacrifice was an integral part of their worldview in which the threat of death was ever present, a threat that had to be countered by extreme and relentless measures that would magically transform death into life. Discoveries since the mid-twentieth century confirm that many women were sacrificed in special rituals intended to renew the fertility cycle.
- 1 decade ago
they belived blood was the source of every living thing. also they were native mexican indians and that was there bliefs
- Anonymous1 decade ago
wasn't any more savage than any other religion.
