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"Most of the Mayan Gods were reptiles and had both positive and negative aspects. In order to get into Heaven one had to sacrifice something very great.... and Heaven was off limits for anyone but one who had not been hanged, one who had been sacrificed, in some way, or women who had died in childbirth. As you will see from the sacrifice below, Mayan religious ceremonies involved prayer, dancing, dramatic
performances and sacrifice.
Sacrifice was because the Gods required food from Humanity if they were going to answer prayers. Most often this meant human sacrifice, though food was also offered. The offerings were all of blood, and usually the blood of Priests was required. This meant that the Priest would pierce a part of their body, to 'give' blood to the Gods. The parts usually pierced were the tongue, lips ears and penis. The higher the Priest, the more blood was expected.
Some ceremonies required that the Priest would hold down the victim, whose heart was then cut out while he was awake, by a man trained in this art. The heart was then charred and the smoke would nourish the Gods."
- 'The Mayans', Neshamah Emi Miller, 4 Jan 2008.