The Importance Of Animals In Mexican Culture

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In my Mexican culture they used animals in their daily life. Animals like donkeys and horses are used to carry maize, wood, water and even people to different locations within their city. Without them many of these people would need to take several trips on foot to gather the materials needed and travel on uneven dirt paths or mountains that are dangerous. In many aspects of the world there are different cultures that progressed over time. In the Creation stories from around the world the myths are from religious views and cultural background. They all have a way of telling individuals how the earth was created and how we came to be in the world. Animals showed the humans how to work together to form a better community, give us survival skills …show more content…
A man’s best friend is considered an animal because they are loyal to its owner and also help them in their daily life. In the Apaches stories, “Black Hactcin made the first animal with four legs and a tail” (Creation Stories World 17). This is similar to a four legged pets like dogs and cats which are the most common pets in homes. Women are very much important for the human race because without them there wouldn’t be more human beings in the world and it would be dominated by man that eventually kill each other for dominance. In “The Creation and the Emergence” the man was created by the request of the animals so they would have someone to watch them until Black Hactcin returned. The thought about the man being alone so they gathered lice and placed it on the man’s head so that when he slept he would scratch his head an created the women he dreamt about. (Creation Stories World 18). Both man an women would enjoy creating their ideal partner from a dream so that they would be happy in …show more content…
They have shown us how they are able to live together in harmony with predators and guide each other to where they can get food by working as a team. Hunting skills were also part of collaboration with others because they would need to work has a team to gather their next meal and feed the families. Predators help humans by showing them how they would hunt for their prey in different circumstances. We are still learning from animals in their natural habitat to teach us many things that humans have not been able to master, after living in the same world together for millions of

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