Greek Reporter

How Ancient Maya and Aztecs Celebrated New Year’s Eve

The ancient Maya and Aztecs had detailed calendars that celebrated New Year's Eve at different times, with traditions to mark ...
Wichita Eagle

‘Death whistles’ signaled doom for Aztec sacrifice victims. Hear the ‘screeching’

When the Aztecs dominated central Mexico, a blood-curdling sound like a human scream played through a small whistle. Luis Aceves via Unsplash In cultures around the world, instruments have brought ...
East Bay Times

Photos: Aztec dancers perform ceremony during vigil for black lives in downtown Oakland

CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. Several hundred people with masks and signs attended a vigil for black lives in Oakland Tuesday afternoon. The vigil, which ...
Chicago Tribune

The power of Indigenous rituals: Aztec and African ancestral dancers join forces to bridge Lawndale, Little Village neighborhoods

The scent of burning copal filled the air as Aztec dancers, bedecked in feathered headdresses and wearing shell-embellished ankle cuffs, blessed an intersection bordering Little Village and North ...
Charlotte Observer

‘Death whistles’ signaled doom for Aztec sacrifice victims. Hear the ‘screeching’

In cultures around the world, instruments have brought music and joy to rituals, ceremonies and everyday life. But in the forests of central Mexico, a single note from an Aztec whistle didn’t always ...