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How Our Mother Beloved Maiden was Saved from an Untimely Death:  A christianized version of the Xkik’ tale of the Popol Wuj

Illustrations

Figure   1.  Prayers at the door.
Figure   2.  Entry of boy’s party.
Figure   3.  Left: boy’s party, Right: girl’s party.
Figure   4.  Both priests in front of altar.
Figure   5.  Women in girl’s party.
Figure   6.  Beloved Maiden tale by priest boy’s party.
Figure   7.  Beloved Maiden tale by priest girl’s party.
Figure   8.  Empás after the first tale.
Figure   9.  Couple in front of the altar.
Figure 10.  Bride and her mother.
Figure 11.  Presentation of boy to girl’s party.
Figure 12.  Presentation of girl to boy’s party.
Figure 13.  Receiving of the girl’s clothes.
Figure 14.  Departure of boy’s party.

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