Chamorro's Cosmos
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According to ancient Chamorro legend, the world was created by a twin brother and sister, Puntan and Fu'uña. The man Punta, decided to die so a universe could be created for the people. Before that he instructed his sister, Fu'uña, to take the parts of his body to make the universe. One eye became the sun; one eye became the moon, and most of the rest of his parts for various features of the Earth. After she was done, she turned herself into a rock on the island of Guahan/Guam, and from this rock emerged human beings. After the universe was created there were ante or spirits inhabiting the world. There was a devil named Chaife,who controlled the winds, waves, and fire.
Ancient Chamorros believed that the dead have a continued existence and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living.
Although the ancient Chamorros did not have any temples and priesthood it is known that they worshiped idols. From the available evidence, it appears that they had images of human beings carved in wood that they used ritually as well as decoratively.
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