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At what age do girls typically undergo their coming-of-age ceremony in Mayan culture?
At what age do girls typically undergo their coming-of-age ceremony in Mayan culture?
- 10 years
- 12 years (correct)
- 14 years
- 16 years
What role do matchmakers, known as atanzahab, play in Mayan marriages?
What role do matchmakers, known as atanzahab, play in Mayan marriages?
- They provide financial support to the bride's family.
- They select the couple's marriage location.
- They negotiate the marriages for couples. (correct)
- They conduct the wedding ceremonies.
Which item is removed from a boy's hair during his coming-of-age ceremony?
Which item is removed from a boy's hair during his coming-of-age ceremony?
- A string of red shells
- A leaf
- A feather
- A white bead (correct)
What is typically given to the bride's family during the negotiations for a Mayan marriage?
What is typically given to the bride's family during the negotiations for a Mayan marriage?
How old do boys generally marry in Mayan culture?
How old do boys generally marry in Mayan culture?
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Mayan Girl's Coming-of-Age Ceremony
Mayan Girl's Coming-of-Age Ceremony
A Mayan ceremony for girls at age 12 marking their transition to adulthood. It involved confession, cleansing with water, reciting rules of behavior, and a removal of a white bead from their hair, symbolizing the loss of innocence.
Mayan Boy's Coming-of-Age Ceremony
Mayan Boy's Coming-of-Age Ceremony
A Mayan ceremony for boys at age 14 marking their transition to adulthood. It involved confession, cleansing with water, reciting rules of behavior, and a removal of a white bead from their hair and a string of red shells from around their waists, symbolizing the loss of innocence.
Mayan Girl's Introduction Ceremony
Mayan Girl's Introduction Ceremony
A Mayan ceremony for a baby girl at three months of age. It involved introducing the girl to tools she would use throughout life, like spinning, weaving, carrying water, cooking, and grinding maize. Small items were placed in the baby's hands.
Mayan Boy's Introduction Ceremony
Mayan Boy's Introduction Ceremony
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Mayan Child's Baptism
Mayan Child's Baptism
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Study Notes
Mayan Special Occasions
- Birth ceremonies: Families celebrated a child's birth with a priest performing a ceremony similar to baptism, and forecasting the baby's future
- Three-month ceremony (girls): Introduced girls to tools for household tasks (spinning, weaving, carrying water, cooking, maize processing)
- Four-month ceremony (boys): Introduced boys to tools related to farming and hunting (axes, planting sticks, spears, knives, traps)
- Coming-of-age ceremonies: Girls at 12, boys at 14, involved confessions, cleansing, and reciting rules of conduct; the ceremony involved removing symbols of innocence (white beads from boys' hair, red shells from girls' waists)
Mayan Marriage Customs
- Marriage negotiations: Arranged by village matchmakers (atanzahab); families negotiated the bride price (food, clothing), agreeing on the number of years the groom would work for his wife's family.
- Marriage ceremony: villagers built a hut; bride and groom wore special clothing; a priest blessed the marriage; celebration by the villagers.
- Typical marriage ages: Men usually married around 20, women as young as 14.
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