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Kukulcan

Kukulcan is a big, important god to the people who used to live in a place called Mesoamerica a long time ago, before we were even born. They believed that Kukulcan looked like a giant serpent, with bright colors and patterns on his skin, and that he lived in the sky up above them.

The people who worshipped Kukulcan thought of him as a really powerful god, who could control things like the weather and the crops they grew to eat. They built big, tall temples to him, so that they could climb up to the top and be closer to him.

Kukulcan was special to the people of Mesoamerica because he taught them lots of cool things, like how to measure time using the sun and the stars. He taught them how to build big, impressive buildings, and even how to play games like soccer.

Even though we don't believe in the same gods as the people who worshipped Kukulcan, we can still learn a lot from him and the culture he came from. We can appreciate the amazing things they accomplished and celebrate the diversity of the world we live in.
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