Editing Tohil (section)

==Modern worship==
Deerskins, the symbol of Tohil, are to this day venerated in many highland Maya communities and are used in dances.<ref>Christenson 2003, 2007, p.244.n.698.</ref> In the modern village of [[Santiago Atitlán]] in the [[Guatemalan highlands]], a traditional Maya priesthood performs rites to a powerful deity addressed as "''King Martin, Lord of the Three Levels, Lord of Rain, Lord of Maize, and Lord of all the Mountains''".<ref>Christenson 2003, 2007, p.220.n.620.</ref> This priest blesses deerskins prior them being worn, with head and antlers attached, during the Dance of Martin on November 11 prior to the maize harvest. King Martin is probably a [[Syncretism#Religious syncretism|blend]] of Tohil and his deerskin bundle with the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Martin of Tours|St Martin of Tours]], whose feast falls on the same day.<ref>Christenson 2003, 2007, p.220.n.620.</ref> In [[Rabinal]], Tohil was merged with [[St Paul]] while still retaining many of his characteristics.<ref>Van Akkeren 1999, p.288.</ref>