Sun Feb 26, 2023, 03:34 PM
Polybius (12,339 posts)
Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elfThis discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum). MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s president posted a photo on his social media accounts Saturday showing what he said appeared to be a mythological woodland spirit similar to an elf. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not seem to be joking when he posted the photo of an “Aluxe,” a mischievous woodland spirit in Mayan folklore. López Obrador wrote the photo “was taken three days ago by an engineer, it appears to be an aluxe," adding “everything is mystical.” The nighttime photo shows a tree with a branch forming what looks like a halo of hair, and what may be stars forming the figure’s eyes. López Obrador has long expressed reverence for indigenous cultures and beliefs. Engineers and workers are in the Yucatan peninsula, constructing a tourist train that is the president's pet project. Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexican-president-posts-photo-claims-elf-97469213 Umm... 
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 Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elf (Original post) |
Polybius | Feb 26 | OP |
| LakeArenal | Feb 26 | #1 | |
| oldsoftie | Feb 26 | #2 | |
| rogerballard | Feb 26 | #3 | |
| Judi Lynn | Feb 26 | #4 | |
| chowder66 | Feb 26 | #5 | |
| Polybius | Feb 26 | #9 | |
| Mr. Ected | Feb 26 | #6 | |
| bringthePaine | Feb 26 | #7 | |
| not fooled | Feb 26 | #12 | |
| LudwigPastorius | Feb 26 | #8 | |
| Mysterian | Feb 26 | #10 | |
| ColinC | Feb 26 | #11 | |
| EarthFirst | Feb 26 | #13 | |
| Omaha Steve | Feb 26 | #14 |
Response to Polybius (Original post)
Sun Feb 26, 2023, 03:39 PM
LakeArenal (25,777 posts)
1. I hope it is. Now that would be news !
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 03:42 PM
2. Looks like Kim Kardashians hair.
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 03:52 PM
rogerballard (1,267 posts)
3. Photographing Fairies
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:04 PM
Judi Lynn (156,073 posts)
4. Wow! Just like the other wee mysterious creatures in the U.K., and throughout Europe, etc.
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Had never heard of Aluxes. The accounts remind one exactly of Irish leprechauns, etc.
Here's a very short Google grab: The Legend of the Mayan Aluxes The little people of Mexico The Mayan Legend of the Alux (aloosh). The world is full of myths and legends and many countries have an ongoing belief in a little person that causes mayhem and mischief wherever it goes. Mexico is no exception to that rule. Legends of the Mayan Alux or little people as shown in the codex 
There are some cryptozoologists that believe the Mayan little person or Alux was actually or perhaps still is a little person. Aluxob or Alux is the Mayan word given to mythological Mayan spírits found in the Yucatan Peninsula they are believed to be small dwarf-like creatures, that average around 3 foot tall, and they are somewhat akin to goblins, elves or even perhaps poltergeists or golem due to their creation by the owner of the land they settle on. . . . The Mayan Alux Created in the form of highly detailed clay figures. Shamans can cast ritual spells to bring the figures to life. The average farmer of villager leaves a small figure beneath the oldest tree on their land or in a house specially built for the Alux which is known as the Kahtal Alux. The farmer takes food and drinks to the spirit on a daily basis until the clay figurine disappears. 
At this point, the farmer knows the Alux is alive and will now protect the farmers land and the farmer for a full 7 years. After 7 years the door to the Alux home must be sealed off during the day in order to trap the Alux inside and prevent him from becoming evil. The Mayan people make offerings to them before they venture into the forest or start their milpa farming to bring good luck. 
The most well known of the Alux myths revolve around the Cancun-Nizuc bridge between Cancun and Playa del Carmen. In the early 90’s when construction began on the bridge the first three attempts to build the structure were disastrous. According to the story, a Mayan came to the site and told them that they had angered the Alux and he would continue to wreak havoc on the site unless they built him a shelter. . . . 
More: https://xyuandbeyond.com/mayan-legend-alux/ 
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:20 PM
chowder66 (7,926 posts)
5. Since the tree doesn't move why not share its location?
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:54 PM
Polybius (12,339 posts)
9. I see a possible owl
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:22 PM
Mr. Ected (9,244 posts)
6. Next Trump will claim he wanted to build the wall to protect us from an Aluxe attack
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Response to Polybius (Original post)
Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:40 PM
7. why do loons ascend to power? seriously, WTF is up with rampant featly to imaginary bullshit?
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Response to bringthePaine (Reply #7)
Sun Feb 26, 2023, 05:05 PM
not fooled (5,467 posts)
12. Method to his madness?
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Expressing belief in indigenous folklore to appear sympathetic while simultaneously ramming a massive train project through their ancestral land.
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Response to Polybius (Original post)
Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:43 PM
8. THEY'LL BE COMIN' ACROSS THE BORDER TO...
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TAKE AWAY THE KEEBLER ELVES JERBS!!1!
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Response to Polybius (Original post)
Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:59 PM
10. It's great they don't have any serious issues in Mexico that require the president's time and effort
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 05:00 PM
ColinC (7,273 posts)
11. It's a monkey!!!!
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 05:09 PM
EarthFirst (2,603 posts)
13. George Santos used to run a conservation program in Oaxaca for these elves...
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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 05:19 PM
Omaha Steve (92,484 posts)
14. After a review by forum hosts, locking........
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