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The Mystery of Guatemala's "Song of Rebirth"

In the Petén region of Guatemala, in the vast primeval forest, there are all kinds of unknown magical creatures, as well as countless natural mysteries that have not been disclosed to humans.

By IversonPublished 2 years ago 8 min read

If a song can bring the dead back to life, many people will think that this is only in myths, novels, and movies, but in the rainforests of northern Guatemala, there are a group of isolated indigenous people: For hundreds of years, there has been an ancient song called "Rebirth Song" circulating in the tribe. Whether it is an accident or a person who died of disease, as long as they hear that "Rebirth Song", they will miraculously die and come back to life; more than one person has regained life because of this mysterious song. Is there really such a song in the world that brings the dead back to life? In 2010, American scholar Katherine embarked on a sinister journey of exploration...

  Horrible song

  In the vast primeval forests of the Petén region of Guatemala, there are all kinds of unknown magical creatures and countless natural mysteries that have not been disclosed to humans. The "Nakaya people" who live in the deep jungle are one of them.

  The "Nakaya" are another branch of the Chibucha people, an Indian branch, who have no writing and worship the sun. In the early 17th century, because of the continuous oppression of Portuguese colonists, they were forced to leave their homeland and moved into the depths of the rainforest, and they lived in isolation for hundreds of years thereafter.

  However, the legends related to this mysterious tribe have been enduring, and the most bizarre is the rumor about the "Song of Rebirth". According to legend, the ancestors of the Nakaya people came to this rainforest after a long journey hundreds of years ago. Their tenacious will was pitied by the sun god, and they learned a song from the sun god that can bring the dead back to life. The song "Rebirth Song". Several local residents once came back to life because of this song, and two of them are still alive today.

  For a long time, it has become the wish of many people to go to the Nakaya people to listen to the "rebirth song" that can bring life to people. However, many people who entered the forest to listen to the sacred song disappeared or died for unknown reasons. At most, 22 people died here in one year. The Nakaya people said that listening to the "rebirth song" of the sun god by the living is a blasphemy to the gods, so they should be punished by the sacred song.

  As the oddities continued, there was also a new name - "Where Hell and Heaven Coexist," meaning that the song can both bring and take lives.

  In 2010, the American Tomliben Film and Television Media Company was preparing to shoot a documentary called "Secrets of America". He planned to use a length of 40 episodes to systematically record various mysterious and paranormal phenomena on the American continent. At the beginning of the planning, the Guatemalan "Song of Rebirth" entered the sight of director Polatz. In order to increase the authenticity of the documentary, he decided to venture into the jungle to find out. To this end, he specially invited the famous ethno-religious scholar Katheri to join them team.

  On April 26, 2010, the film crew flew directly from New York to Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, and then rented five off-road vehicles to the Petén area in the north.

  In the local area, Polatz found the two people who had risen from the dead. One of them was called Manu and the other was called Enan, both of whom were over 50 years old. "All I have to say is thanks, if it wasn't for that divine song that brought me back to life, I would have died long ago." Speaking of what happened back then, Manu's gratitude was beyond words.

  That was ten years ago, when he and Enan and a dozen other locals went to the forest to pick wild cardamom and coffee beans. Because wild cardamom and coffee beans have always been the main source of income for the locals, many people are willing to take risks to collect them in the virgin forest. Not long after Manu and his group of more than a dozen people entered the forest, they heard a strange singing sound, and then eight people became strange and abnormal, fell to the ground in an instant, passed out, and quickly stopped breathing.

  The rest, knowing that mortal danger was approaching them, ran out of the forest one after another. Soon five more people passed out, including Manu and Enan. Fortunately, they met a few Nakaya people and carried them to the tribe. The kind elders held a survival ceremony for them and sang the "rebirth song". A miracle happened, and the five people actually woke up quickly...

  After listening to the narration of the two respawners, Polatz and Katheri couldn't wait to listen to the "rebirth song". Polatz thought that since they had been rescued by the Nakaya people, they would naturally be better at dealing with each other. It was much easier for the group of strangers on the film crew, so they proposed to ask them to be guides to take the film crew into the forest.

  "That song is for the dead, and listening to the living will bring disaster! Back then, more than a dozen of us were killed because of hearing that song." Speaking of the scene in the jungle that year, Manu's face was full of horror. Fortunately, Enan's attitude was not so firm. Under Polatz's promise to ensure their personal safety and give them a considerable amount of labor fees, Manu and Enan finally agreed.

  Zone of death

  On May 2, 2010, the film crew walked into the virgin forest in nervousness and excitement. The forest is full of thorns and there is no road at all. They cut down obstacles while moving forward with difficulty. The deeper the forest, the denser the trees became, and the sun was almost blocked. Snakes of different colors and volumes appeared on the ground from time to time, and there were also some unknown animals on the trees. Many people were scratched by short branches with thorns.

  Manu and Enan looked around nervously as if something terrible was about to happen at any moment.

  Finally, the weeds and branches were not so deep. The film crew was about to take a break when they suddenly heard a strange singing voice, and Manu's face turned pale in an instant, "That's the song, come on..." He was halfway through his words. Suddenly stopped, Polatz and Katheri just wanted to ask if this was the "rebirth song"? But they saw that Manu's mouth and eyes were wide open, and his appearance was indescribably strange. Katheri touched him, and Manu fell down immediately. Katheri hurriedly picked him up, but found that he was no longer breathing!

  "Run, that song..." Seeing Mannu fall to the ground, Enan completely collapsed, turned around and ran out, but after running less than two meters, he was standing there straight. Everyone felt terrified, and no one made a sound. Polatz boldly walked up to Enan step by step. Enan's face was so white that he didn't have any blood, like a corpse that had been dead for a long time.

  Although he had experienced such a terrible thing, Katheri was still calm. He pulled the recording engineer beside him and told him to carry Manu on his back and go first, then came to Enan's side and reached out to touch him on his nose. His breathing also stopped. Is that song really that scary? Two people were killed the moment it sounded!

  Everyone was in a state of panic. Katherine had never seen such a thing, but he knew that leaving here immediately was the best option, so he hurriedly urged everyone to leave as soon as possible. A cameraman picked up Enan and ran in the direction he came from.

  At this time, the sound engineer with Manu on his back had already left first, but Katheri did not see their shadows. In such a short period of time, they should not be able to get out of sight and have no time to think about more things., the most important thing right now is to get out of this hellish place first. But it was very difficult to walk in the thorns of the big tree, Katheri took the machete and opened the way ahead.

  "Look what is that?" Suddenly someone saw something in the grass in front of him, Katheri walked over with great vigilance, and found two people lying in the grass, Manu and the recording engineer. When he heard someone coming, the recording engineer There was no reaction at all. Katheri turned over the recording engineer's body. His face had become as pale as that of Manu and Enan, and he was not breathing. He was actually killed. Seeing that the person who was alive just now had turned into a dead body, a female scene reporter covered her face with her hands and cried in despair: "I don't want to die, I want to get out of here!"

  Polatz couldn't believe his eyes. Is there really such a song that can kill and save people in the world? It's incredible, "Don't be afraid, everyone, we have to get out of here quickly..." His voice trembled.

  Katheri thought of using the satellite phone to ask the outside world for help. He immediately opened his backpack and took out the phone, but at this moment, the terrifying song came again, and the "rebirth song" was heard again. Everyone screamed, Some hid behind trees, and some squatted on the ground with their heads in their arms, but the singing stopped soon.

  Katheri came out from behind the tree and asked everyone to hurry up, but found that the female scene reporter who had been crying just now had been squatting on the ground and did not get up. The members of the film crew were all startled, and the slightest disturbance could make their hearts skip a beat. Polatz stood in front of the female scene record, leaned over to take a look, and saw that her face was pale and her mouth was open. Obviously, she had encountered misfortune. Polatz picked her up and shouted to get out of here, but he had just walked away. After a few steps, he turned around and said to Katheri, "I feel..." With only three words, he suddenly fell to the ground. Seeing that even Polatz had an accident, Katheri's brain exploded. Before he could think too much, he suddenly heard someone say, "Behind you, look..." Katheri hurriedly turned around, and a group of **** natives appeared in front of him. In front of him, the natives said something, and then rushed up to lift them up. Facing these natives, Katheri, they had no room for resistance at all. As a result, the people in the film crew who had no accident were all lifted up and kept being carried by the natives. The natives were sent outside the rainforest. The natives said a few words sternly, and then went back. None of them could understand the Aboriginal language, but it seemed that they were not allowed to come again, but the remains of the victims were still in the woods. Katheri knew that even if they went back, they were no match for the Aboriginal people, so they had to find someone to help first. Soon, the police he called from the satellite phone arrived, but they all said that if they forced their way into the tribe, they would definitely have conflicts with the Aboriginal people and had to ask their superiors. Katheri had no choice but to follow the police back first.

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