Xocen The Center of The World.

History

The history of the Holy Cross Tun, Center of the World, describes that in ancient times, there were three deities. One Tun the Holy Cross, the greatest deity, another intermediate between the three, whose name is not remembered and the cross lower, the more miraculous, called Juan de la Cruz Tun Verde.


The cult of the Holy Cross of Xocen


The cult of the Holy Cross Xocen Tun is a current example of the cosmic vision of the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula.
The eastern region of the Yucatan Peninsula is a stronghold of traditions, customs and rituals that reflect the mix of Mayan and Catholic religions.
In Xocen (Municipality of Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico) there is a clear example of this mixture of religions.
The result is a religious-historical phenomenon that defines the micro-history of this town through the tradition of the Holy Cross Tun, Center of the World.


The Concept of Deity
The evidence described in the narrative, that support the Holy Cross Tun as a deity, are as follows: the presence of a container with water clean and eternal and the influx of animals to the sanctuary, the cross-shaped body, the peripheral area Immaculate the sanctuary.
The holy crossTun was the deity who God made when he went to heaven to be God of this world. According to this view, the deity is superior to others.

Xocen theater



In Xocen there is a theater where we can see traditional dances of Yucatan, representations of religious cults and some pre-Hispanic traditions that still are preserved in that town.