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The folklore of El Salvador shares common traits with the rest of the Mesoamerican region. In El Salvador, the presence of the ancestral civilizations of the Mayans, Toltecs, Nahuas, among others, left their presence in many aspects of daily life in the region.
The arrival of Europeans to the continent began an amalgamation of customs, traditions, and diversity of expressions. Despite the efforts of the colonizers to eradicate local cultures, the native cultures persevered, and eventually coexisted with those of the Europeans. The coexistence of both European and native cultures and living led to assimilation into a new colonial society. Examples of this combined culture include the adaptation of several Nahuat words into Spanish, the continued dominance of the Catholic religion, and the daily presence of corn in meals. The combined folklore of the two cultures perseveres to the modern day, though some aspects have been lost to time.
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