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will be preserved, so the gods sacrifice was not in vain. That is why the culture, tradition, customs; as the grandparents said "what must never be forgotten", is what our Lord has given us to survive, be "people" and be able to flourish our heart.

What is required in order to keep the tradition, and the reason you are here; —said Smokey mirror with a serious tone— in addition to knowing it very well, strengthening your body and spirit, is to develop the willpower and unyielding intent. Because this force is the only thing we have to transcend ourselves and interact with the world around us. If you fail to have self-discipline and willpower, all the knowledge of the world is useless, will only be ideas, will only be words; as a nopal without tunas or a corn without a cob. Hence my beloved, dear young people, fight as Jaguars and Eagles to learn the wisdom of old grandparents, to create self-discipline, physical, mental and emotional control, developed by willpower. Only in this way, you will polish the precious stone inside you; only in this way, you can sculpt a real face, have a flourished heart and may indeed contribute to the support of our community".

As was often the case, the older boys of the House of the young, were preparing to go out hunting to the mountains at the north of the town. It was a chain of mountains that surrounded the Valley from east to west, with impenetrable forests where all kinds of animals lived. The place they were headed, two days away, especially had jaguars and deer. On this special occasion, Smoky mirror accompanied them.

Before starting the hunt, a pediment ceremony to the Lord of the mountain was conducted. He was informed of the hunting reasons and permission to hunt a deer was requested; in reciprocity priests and boys made a penance and offered incense, burying a few jade beads and left beans and corn with the powerful Lord of the forest. The hunt, in addition to providing deer meat for the