Bigdaug t1_irnvres wrote on October 9, 2022 at 6:13 PM Reply to comment by nsbbeachguy in TIL that in 300 B.C. turkeys were viewed by the Maya as vessels of the gods and honored accordingly also were originally domesticated to play a part in religious rites. by cristianmonroy Well, that was 1,900 years later with two peoples extremely far away who had never heard of the Maya. We think of natives as too similar sometimes. I don't think we even know they ate turkey at their Thanksgiving feast. Permalink Parent 3
Bigdaug t1_irnvres wrote
Reply to comment by nsbbeachguy in TIL that in 300 B.C. turkeys were viewed by the Maya as vessels of the gods and honored accordingly also were originally domesticated to play a part in religious rites. by cristianmonroy
Well, that was 1,900 years later with two peoples extremely far away who had never heard of the Maya. We think of natives as too similar sometimes.
I don't think we even know they ate turkey at their Thanksgiving feast.