A Mexican Senator from the Morena Party drew widespread condemnation after he organized the ritualistic killing of a chicken as an “offering to a rain god.” The incident took place in one of the courtyards of Mexico’s federal senate building.
The ritual occurred this week when Mexican Senator Alfredo Gomez Hernandez had a group of indigenous people set up a series of offerings to the rain god Tlaloc.
Multiple people captured the ritual on video and shared it on social media, denouncing the practice.
‼️EXTRA EXTRA‼️ En el interior del @senadomexicano SACRIFICAN animales.
Qué excesos.
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— Leti RoblesdelaRosa (@letroblesrosa) April 24, 2024
During the ritual, a man held the chicken’s head down while a woman wearing indigenous garb used
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