Pox (pronounced 'Poshe') is a liquor commonly used for
ceremonial
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The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin '' caerimonia''.
Church and civil (secular ...
purposes among the
Mayans
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of
Mexico
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and
Central America
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.
It is made of corn, sugar cane and wheat. Besides its religious significance it is also a somewhat popular alcoholic drink in the
Chiapas region of southern
Mexico
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. The word "pox" in
Tzotzil means "medicine, cane liquor, cure." Pox was commonly used in religious ceremonies and festivals in
San Juan Chamula,
Chiapas, but increasingly soda has been substituted for it.
External sources
Maffi, Luisa. ''Journal of Linguistic Anthropology''. June 1996, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 27–46
References
Mexican drinks
Mexican alcoholic drinks
Mexican distilled drinks
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