CHAPTER XXII. FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE MAYAS. Special Observances -- Fixed Feasts -- Sacrifice of Slaves -- Monthly Feasts of the Yucatecs -- Renewal of the Idols -- Feast of the Chacs -- Hunting Festival -- The Tuppkak -- Feast of the Cacao-Planters -- War Feast -- The Maya New Year's Day -- Feasts of the Hunters, Fishers, and Apiarists -- Ceremonies in honor of Cukulcan -- Feast of the Month of Mol -- Feasts of the Years Kan, Muluc, Ix, and Cauac -- Yucatec Sacrifices -- The Pit of Chichen -- Sacrifices of the Pipiles -- Feast of Victory -- Feasts and Sacrifices in Nicaragua -- Banquets -- Dances -- Musical Instruments -- Games 687 CHAPTER XXIII. FOOD, DRESS, COMMERCE, AND WAR CUSTOMS OF THE MAYAS. Introduction of Agriculture -- Quiché Tradition of the Discovery of Maize -- Maize Culture -- Superstitions of Farmers -- Hunting and Fishing -- Domestic Animals, Fowl, and Bees -- Preservation and Cooking of Food -- Meals -- Drinks and Drinking -- Habits -- Cannibalism -- Dress of the Mayas -- Maxtlis, Mantles, and Sandals -- Dress of Kings and Priests -- Women's Dress -- Hair and Beard -- Personal Decoration -- Head-Flattening, Perforation, Tattooing, and Painting -- Personal Habits -- Commerce -- Currency -- Markets -- Superstitions of Travelers -- Canoes and Balsas -- War -- Military Leaders -- Insignia -- Armor -- Weapons -- Fortifications -- Battles -- Treatment of Captives 715 CHAPTER XXIV. MAYA ARTS, CALENDAR, AND HIEROGLYPHICS. Scarcity of Information -- Use of Metals -- Gold and Precious Stones -- Implements of Stone -- Sculpture -- Pottery -- Manufacture of Cloth -- Dyeing -- System of Numeration -- Maya Calendar in Yucatan -- Days, Weeks, Months, and Years -- Indictions and Katunes -- Perez' System of Ahau Katunes -- Statements of Landa and Cogolludo -- Intercalary Days and Years -- Days and Months in Guatemala, Chiapas, and Soconusco -- Maya Hieroglyphic System -- Testimony of Early Writers on the Use of Picture-Writing -- Destruction of Documents -- Specimens which have Survived -- The Dresden Codex -- Manuscript Troano -- Tablets of Palenque, Copan, and Yucatan -- Bishop Landa's Key -- Brasseur de Bourbourg's Interpretation 748 CHAPTER XXV. BUILDINGS, MEDICINE, BURIAL, PHYSICAL PECULIARITIES, AND CHARACTER OF THE MAYAS.