Talk:Influences on the Avatar series/@comment-72.201.249.167-20120511102723

I've had this window open for like a week and a half, writing a paper for my World Religions class (...regarding ATLA no less---love my teacher!! XD) Oh my gosh, learning more history than I wanted to.... finding things that might go well on this page....

The peasant uprising during the reign of the 46th Earth King (per Earth Book DVD special features) bears a striking resemblance to Mao Zedong's "Destruction Of Four Olds" campaign, wherein the Red Guard destroyed countless historical artifacts and priceless relics.

Also I'd love to see more stuff about Mayan sun-worship in the Fire Nation section. The sun figured very prominently in Mayan tradition, the way it would align with certain buildings at certain times of the year---kinda how the sun figures into that Fire Temple on winter solstice when Aang got to talk to Roku for the first time. Winter solstice was also an important day at Mayan sites like Palenque, when the sun would align between the most important structures.

Also, those statues Aang and Zuko see in the Sun Warriors' temple are TOTALLY the Hero Twins from Mayan mythology. Xbalanque and.... Huna--hoo-ha-what'shisbucket.... *looks it up* Hunahpu.