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• 1 2023-07-19T17:03:46+00:00 Religious, Spiritual, or Ceremonial Representations of Chocolate 9 plain 2023-07-20T20:32:45+00:00 In many Mesoamerican cultures, chocolate was considered ceremonial and spiritual. Chocolate was used in place of blood, or mixed with blood, during sacrificial ceremonies, as well as used as a celebratory beverage in wedding ceremonies.
  
  
  As colonizers experienced chocolate, they began to worship the sweet drink as well. This did not agree with the values of Spain, who felt strongly against Spaniards experimenting with sacred pieces of religion outside their own; They felt those who enjoy chocolate were turning their back on God.
• 1 2023-07-19T17:03:13+00:00 Spanish Art Showing Chocolate 5 plain 2023-07-21T02:47:06+00:00 Spain was the first European country to have knowledge of chocolate, by 1544 it was available throughout the country. From here, it would spread across the Old World. The role cacao would play in Spanish culture was reckoned with through art. For example, in "Cuestión moral: si el chocolate quebranta el ayuno eclesiástico" the fears and speculations of chocolate were explored and questions of whether it was a morally acceptable substance or something impure and evil were brought to a broader audience.
  Furthermore, Spain boasts some of the first works in Europe where cacao becomes an item in the background, simply another part of everyday life. This showcases the enculturation of the substance and illuminates how chocolate became a part of Spanish culture that withstood the test of time.