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• 1 2023-07-17T20:27:37+00:00 Indigenous Representations of Cacao from the Americas 11 plain 2023-07-20T20:37:48+00:00 Indigenous cultures have very positive views on cacao. There are many illustrations of cacao being harvested, ground, cooked, and drunk. From monkeys spreading cacao seeds to chocolate drinking at ceremonies, cacao is often represented                                                                 in Mesoamerican art. 
• 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.