Salvadoran folklore

The folklore of El Salvador shares traits with the rest of the Mesoamerican region. The ancestral civilizations of the Mayans, Toltecs, Nahuas, among others, left their presence in many aspects of daily life.

The arrival of Europeans began an amalgamation of customs, traditions, and expressions. The colonizers attempted to eradicate local cultures, but the native cultures survived, and eventually coexisted with those of the Europeans. Examples of this combined culture include the adaptation of several Nahuat words into Spanish, the continued dominance of the Catholic religion, and the daily presence of corn in meals. The folklore of the two cultures combined to create modern hybrids.

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