Last night, I came across a nugget of history that will hopefully make everyone smile on this stressful today.
El Salvador, like so many places, has a rich indigenous history. Panchimalco, an indigenous community south of the capital, was known for a curious custom...
El Salvador, like so many places, has a rich indigenous history. Panchimalco, an indigenous community south of the capital, was known for a curious custom...
In the early 1900s, nativos here believed that the eleventh day following the start of a full moon was the best day to make healthy, strong babies. (Any day before this day would produce "cowardly men")
So each day, on this special day, at around 9 o'clock at night, indigenous leaders walked through the village with a drum, proudly shouting:
"Now is the time to conceive, gentlemen!"
"Now is the time to conceive, gentlemen!"
From the huts, the couples then responded:
"We're working on it!"
"We're working on it!"
For the next 8 days, sexual relations were encouraged.
Then, they were strictly prohibited. It was illegal, actually.
Anyone who broke the law was immediately busted because the thatched roofs of their huts shook during the act 😂
Then, they were strictly prohibited. It was illegal, actually.
Anyone who broke the law was immediately busted because the thatched roofs of their huts shook during the act 😂
Story from the book "To Rise in Darkness" by Jeffrey Gould and Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago.
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