The Q’eqchi’ Association Xch’ool Ixim has always aimed to maintain the ancestral knowledge and save the values that have been lost. This is why the association works to strengthen the Maya Q’eqchi’ culture.
The involvement of the elderly, the community leaders and spiritual guides forms a part of our actions. The association has a nominated figure “Chinam” to lead spiritual and cultural activities. A Chinam is a community leader who leads the cultural, social and spiritual activities during one year, this leader can also be seen as the “year carrier”. Besides this, there is a mayan altar that is analysed by the elderly from the communities in the region.
Thus far, there are groups of elderly that lead the cultural activities, that guide the youth of the region and promote the existing resources in the communities such as the use of music and sounds, harp, candles and the practice of the mayan ceremony.
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