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What defines the Mayans?
The Maya's had an extremely complicated method of keeping track of time, based on three separate calendars. The most important, most encompassing of these calendars holds the `Long Count': the period from the beginning until the end of time. And on December 21st 2012, the Long Count expires. It will be point zero. Time will be up for the Universe. It will be, literally, the end of days.

Mayan culture excelled in many different fields, and testaments of their achievements are found throughout the area. Weaving is one of the outstanding Maya craft, an ancient art that has survived uninterrupted for centuries and is now becoming famous all over the world. The Maya also make baskets, pottery and wood carved of animals, saints and brightly-painted toys and chests. Some of the most beautiful weaving is done in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Maya living there frequently wear their traditional clothing whose [|designs] and colors identify their native village. Maya clothing is different in every region, and even varies from village to village.
 * What is the Mayan culture like? **

The Mayans ate most commonly Beans, Squash, Donkey, Meat, and meat pies they also cooked tortilla an, unsweetened flat pancake that the women always cook through the day when the men worked.
 * What kind of food did they eat? **

The huipil is a garment worn as a blouse by Mayan women since ancient times. It is a square or rectangular piece of cloth with a hole in the center. It is generally embroidered around the neck, in the shape of a cross. The garment is then folded in half and the sides stitched up. The stitching stops on the sides to allow for armholes. The huipil is worn over a skirt which is tied with a woven belt. In the cooler mountainous areas, such as Chiapas, women also wear a tzute. This rectangular cloth can be thrown across the shoulder for decoration, or fastened around the neck as a shawl. During festivals, it is worn as a cape. In warmer months, it is used as a sun hat. Women sometimes wear jewelry such as necklaces, rings. For political and economic reasons, the costume of Maya men has changed more over the centuries. Although Maya women commonly wear the traditional huipil, Maya men have adopted more Spanish and modern influenced dress. Some traditional styles have been adapted to modern times. For example, the embroidered loincloth of pre-Colombian times is now worn as a sash or belt.
 * what did they wear? **

Human sacrifice is a part of many cultures, including the Maya, and is usually associated with religion in that people are sacrificed to the gods. The Maya creation myth involved a sacrifice made by the gods that had to be re-enacted by humans from time to time. One of the occasions of human sacrifice was the [|ball game]. It is not known how often sacrifice of the loser ended the game, but the game itself was often deadly. When the Spanish came to Mesoamerica they witnessed serious injuries from the sport.
 * Mayan religion? **
 * what do they do for fun? **


 * what type of gomverment do they have? **