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In six days, the archaeological site in Teotihuacan, Mexico, will be the scene of a historic event of great significance, not only cultural, but also sporting, when the Central American and Caribbean fire will ignite on the so-called stepped base of the moon, which will travel to San Salvador, the site of the XXIV oldest regional multisport event in the world.

Sponsored by the region’s premier sports organization, Centro Caribe Sports and the Mexican Olympic Committee, this event will be the start of the torch that will ignite the Central Caribbean cauldron on June 23rd.

All of this will be part of the New Fire Ceremony, a ritual we have inherited from local cultures that performed it in different parts of the continent approximately every 52 years centuries ago to celebrate the closing of the Mesoamerican calendar and the beginning of a new calendar. new. .

According to the official website of San Salvador 2023, this sacred fire will pass through the main places of Cuscatleca’s geography and culture, until a few weeks later it will be delivered to its special place: Jorge “Magico” González National Stadium, the place where it will burn until July 8 , the closing date for this year’s first American multisport sports fair, which will host the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile from October 20 to November 5.

Source: Juventud Rebelde