Gifts of the Rain God
Feb 01, 2020
2 minutes
by Paula Henson
art by Meel Tamphanon
Out in the fields, farmers place offerings of jade and food on an altar of branches. Young boys croak and peep like toads. It’s spring, time for Chaak, the rain god of the ancient Maya, to throw axes and snakes at the clouds to make it rain. The thirsty corn needs water.
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