![]() This individual appears to have been a ruler or priest at Chichen Itza who first appeared around the 10th century. ![]() Because of this, the distinction between the two has become blurred. In Yucatán, references to the deity Kukulkan are confused by references to a named individual who bore the name of the god. Although the cult was originally centred on the ancient city of Chichen Itza in the modern Mexican state of Yucatán, it spread as far as the Guatemalan Highlands and northern Belize. This cult facilitated communication and peaceful trade among peoples of many different social and ethnic backgrounds. The cult of Kukulkan/Quetzalcoatl was the first Mesoamerican religion to transcend the old Classic Period linguistic and ethnic divisions. It has been identified also as the Postclassic version of the Vision Serpent of Classic Maya art. Kukulkan has its origins among the Maya of the Classic Period, when it was known as Waxaklahun Ubah Kan ( /waʃaklaˈχuːn uːˈɓaχ kän/), the War Serpent. The Yucatec form of the name is formed from the word kuk "feather" with the adjectival suffix -ul, giving kukul "feathered", combined with kan "snake" (Tzotzil chon), giving a literal meaning of "feathered snake". In the Yucatec Maya language, the name is spelt Kʼukʼulkan ( /kʼuː kʼuːlˈkän/) and in Tzotzil it is Kʼukʼul-chon ( /kʼuːˈkʼuːl tʃʰon/). Little is known of the mythology of this Pre-Columbian era deity. Although heavily Mexicanised, Kukulkan has its origins among the Maya of the Classic Period. ![]() The depiction of the Feathered Serpent is present in other cultures of Mesoamerica. Prominent temples to Kukulkan are found at archaeological sites in the Yucatán Peninsula, such as Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Mayapan. It is closely related to the deity Qʼuqʼumatz of the Kʼicheʼ people and to Quetzalcoatl of Aztec mythology. " Plumed Serpent", " Amazing Serpent"), is the Mesoamerican serpent deity of the Pre-Columbine Yucatec Maya. K’uk’ulkan, also spelled Kukulkan ( / k uː k ʊ l ˈ k ɑː n/ lit. Hope to see you soon.The Classic Maya vision serpent, as depicted at Yaxchilan. The motto on our brochure is “Ever Save a Dragon?” Volunteers are always welcome to help answer that question.īest of the seasons and the Dragon Run to all. If you have ideas for additional activities in 2022, please contact me at We are expanding many of our programs and want to involve more members in these volunteer opportunities. Check our website,, for details about purchasing one. We are offering framed and unframed copies of the print All proceeds benefit Friends of Dragon Run. Through the generosity of the Local Scoop magazine, their publisher-Susan McFadden, editor-Morgan Sanders, and cover artist Christian Johnson printed 200 copies of the cover artwork and donated them to Friends of Dragon Run. The article is a credit to all FODR members-past and present-who have joined together to protect this fragile ecosystem. This issue is all about Dragon Run-from the cover (commissioned especially for this issue), to the amazing photography, and an entertaining article covering everything about the Dragon. I hope everyone has picked up a copy of the spring edition of the Local Scoop magazine. The new webpage, like the Dragon, will be in full bloom this spring. In other key areas, volunteers have been working on stewardship management plans for each of our properties, upgrading our business processing system, digitizing many of our paper records, and modernizing the FODR webpage. The hot chocolate, spiced apple cider, and cookies after the hike offered guests an opportunity to discuss all that we saw on the hikes. Highlights included hearing warblers, seeing blood root and other flowering plants, the incredible trees (the bald cypress are blooming), mud turtles as they laid their eggs, and a snake. Our most recent hike was held Sunday, March 20 which was the spring equinox. These facilitated hikes are an opportunity to see the magic of Dragon Run and how it changes throughout the year. We plan to offer hikes each season on one of our properties along the Dragon. We held two seasonal hikes for members and guests which were highly successful and fun for everyone. The spring paddle season, always fascinating, is marked by the arrival of the prothonotary warblers, bald eagles on the nest, flowering trees, flowering plants, butterflies, dragon flies, and the bald cypress as they grow hair! A few crew members envy the delicate, hair-like needles of the bald cypress.
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