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Yucatec Maya folklore (living tradition)

1 record of Yucatec Maya folklore (living tradition) — the beings, warnings and stories the tradition keeps, with sources.

AluxTrickster · MexicoAluxo'ob are knee-high Maya land spirits of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala — usually invisible, tied to fields, caves, and ruins. Farmers still speak of housing and sealing them; disrespect brings crop failure and mischief. Living tradition, not imported fairy kitsch.