Sacrifices
Sacrifice was a religious activity in Mayan culture involving either the killing of animals or the blood letting by members of the community, in rituals superintended by priests. Sacrifice has been a feature of almost all pre-modern societies at some stage of their development and for broadly the same reason: to propitiate or fulfill a perceived obligation towards the gods.
Mayans usually sacrificed in temples, usually by drowning them in a well. Most sacrifices were preformed in honour of the sun, rain and earth gods in order to please them. Human sacrifice was an act of communion with the gods; it was considered to be necessary feed the gods in order to maintain cosmic order. People believed that since the gods had sacrificed themselves during the creation of the sun and moon, they had to do the same.
Mayans usually sacrificed in temples, usually by drowning them in a well. Most sacrifices were preformed in honour of the sun, rain and earth gods in order to please them. Human sacrifice was an act of communion with the gods; it was considered to be necessary feed the gods in order to maintain cosmic order. People believed that since the gods had sacrificed themselves during the creation of the sun and moon, they had to do the same.