El Castillo at the spring equinox (Chichén Itzá, Mexico).Around the spring and autumn equinoxes, the
El Castillo at the spring equinox (Chichén Itzá, Mexico).Around the spring and autumn equinoxes, the late afternoon sun hitsthe north-west corner, casting a series of triangular shadows ontothe north-west balustrade. This gives the impression of a featheredserpent crawling down the pyramid.El Castillo is dedicated to the Yucatec Feathered Serpent god, who isrelated to the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. The K'iche’ Maya call itQ'uq'umatz or Tohil. It is a serpent, able to crawl on the groundamong other animals, which is symbolic of its human nature; and ithas feathers, able to fly and reach the skies, which is symbolic ofits divine nature. -- source link
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