Human Piñata or Secret Pre-Columbian Ritual?

Dec 28, 2003 17:09

Some folks have mentioned this story of a fellow who died while playing human piñata as a prime "Darwin Award" candidate.

But notice he was one Sebastian Cahum Pech from Chemax, Yucatan... with a name like that, clearly he is Maya.

Was Maya.

So... is this just garden varitey idiocy, or the cover story for something more interesting?

I'm hypothesizing that Cahum Pech was actually a deliberate and willing human sacrifice to the Ancient Mesoamerican Diety of Yummy Candy.

(Notice that I have refrained from making up a name for said hypotheitical diety. You're welcome.)

maya, yucatan, piñatas

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