DID YOU KNOW...
Turkeys Were Once Worshiped Like Gods?
Frankie and Slim
Happy New Year
Thursday, September 15, 2022
DID YOU KNOW
These big birds, in 300 B.C. were heralded by the
Mayan people as vessels of the gods and were honored as such, so much so
that they were domesticated to have roles in religious rites. They were
symbols of power and prestige and can be found everywhere in Maya
iconography and archaeology.
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Hard to imagine:)
ReplyDeleteVery hard for me to imagine since my neighbors had and old Tom and he was an ugly fellow.
DeleteThat is really interesting. I once heard they were a strong contender to be our National Bird. That would have made Thanksgiving awkward:)
ReplyDeleteBenjamin Franklin had proposed the United States National bird be a turkey. I am glad it turned out to be a bald eagle instead.
DeleteI love Turkeys. They are part of my totem.
ReplyDeleteThe makes me like the turkey even more it it is part of your totem. That has to make it amazing.
DeleteI didn't know this and it's good they didn't need to hideout during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day. ♥
They definitely end up on a lot of plates in November and December.
DeleteInteresting! Thanks for checking in on me.
ReplyDeleteNever would have even guessed!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that either.
ReplyDeleteIt isn't anything I ever pondered.
ReplyDeleteBenjamin Franklin wanted them to be the bird symbol of the country, not the bald eagle, which he thought a bird of terrible manners and habits.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree about the bald eagle. They had a terrible habit of killing my chickens and guineas!
DeleteI did not know about turkey worship, but I do know they are intelligent birds (except for when it is raining)
ReplyDeleteMost of the turkeys we see around here are wild and don't look anything like the one in the picture.
DeleteNever knew.
ReplyDeleteAnd probably never needed to know. LOL
DeleteThat makes me feel good...feel better, after all the times I've been called a turkey!!! :)
ReplyDeleteNext time you are called a turkey you can just say thank you now worship me.
DeleteDid not know this, but do find it amusing that our President pardons one every year before the Thanksgiving holiday.
ReplyDeleteThat's right. I didn't think about that. What happens to those turkeys that are pardoned?
DeleteI remember that Cleopatra worshiped her cats.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the coffee:-)
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