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Old 03-13-2011, 03:13 PM   #1
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Default anyone going to Chichen-Itza for the spring equinox?

I was wondering if anyone is going to watch the spring equinox @ kukulcan pyramid

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Outlying the Riviera Maya area about two and a half hours outside of Cancun, Mexico lies the ancient Mayan city Chichén Itzá. Within these ruins stands Kukulcan pyramid, one of the most famous pyramids in the Chichén Itzá Mayan ruins. Mayan astronomy was far ahead of its time when they built the Kukulcan pyramid with the Sun, Moon, Stars and equinoxes specifically in mind. Every March 20th and 21st and Dec. 20th and 21st the sun rises in the sky and hits the edges of the pyramid’s steps to cast the shadow of a giant feathered snake that slithers down the steps to reconnect with its disembodied head at the bottom of the pyramid.
This snake is representative of an ancient Mayan legend. The story says the Mayan king – Kukulcan (also called Quetzalcoatl the “feathered serpent”) arrived to rule Chichén Itzá on a bed of snakes in the 10th century. Kukulcan might have been mortal but his spirit lives on to descend and visit his old kingdom every Spring and Winter equinox.
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