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 Self-sacrifices. Some people pierced their tongues, earlobes, and sexual organs and offered their blood to the gods. The blood was burned together with paper, plant resin, rubber and the instrument used to perform the self-sacrifice, such as the spines from the tail of a sting ray, ropes, etc.

 Sacrifices of animals.

 Human sacrifices (of prisoners of war, slaves or people chosen by their date of birth). The victims were either decapitated or had their hearts torn out.

 Dances, songs, dramas and prayers.

 Fasting and sexual abstinence.

 The use of hallucinogenic mushrooms, fermented drinks (balché), wild tobacco, special foods and psychotropic flowers.

 Offerings of: animals, plants, flowers, statues, incense, turquoise, obsidian, jadeite, bronze and gold amongst others.

 Older women (who had gone through the menopause), were the only ones permitted to participate in the rituals.