Selling in Xela December 21st

We participated in the touristic celebration of the closing of 13 Bak'tun in Xela for 5 days of selling in the beautiful garden of the Town Hall. What an experience! We met lots of people, and were successful in selling our products. This photo was taken by a photographer from a website that is promoting tourism to Guatemala, gt7.es/visitaguate. Of course, this was a tourism-inspired celebration of what was an important sacred day for many of us Maya, the changing to a new era of the long count calendar. This happens only once in more than 3000 years. In Cajola there were celebrations in each of the sacred sites. Though we enjoyed our participation in the Xela event, it is important not to confuse the commercial with the sacred, as you know!