The Sun fell from the clouds onto the sea, then sank into the gauze-like dusk of night. Firelight reflected from the lake up to the firmament, then filled the celebrating faces. When the blue smoke of conversion dispersed, curling cooking smoke rose, and the savory fragrance of food drifted on the sea breeze. The wooden drums of the Taino beat on, their sound drifting across the central square of Iron Bay Town. Young men and women stepped to the drumbeats, half-naked as they danced in pairs, their faces full of excitement and joy, while the elders' hoarse songs of blessing rang beside their ears!
"Thump, thump, thump!... The Sun Lord God Huitzilopochtli came down from the distant high mountains, paddling a long, sharp-pointed boat, arriving in the fertile Hot Land of Cuba... He brought golden light, guided golden warriors, led the tribes of the Hot Land, and defeated the white evil race that drifted in from the sea!..."
"Thump, thump, thump! The Sun rose high, ah, and summoned the gods of the four directions! The Moon Mother Goddess Atabeyra stood on the Moon mountain, the white god Yucahu stood in the fields, the Storm Goddess Guabancex rose from the ocean waves, and the divine ancestor Mak Tori ran and howled... All the gods were beneath the great sun, lifting their heads to gaze at the blazing sun, revering the glory of the God of War!..."
"Thump, thump, thump! The Sun Lord God bears witness, and the gods of the four directions offer prayers! The Sun Lord God brings victory, the Moon Mother Goddess conceives and grants blessings, the white god fills the granaries with cassava, the Storm Goddess brings abundant catches of fish, and the divine ancestor protects the newborn... Food is plentiful, the moonlight is bright, men and women