may 2 2018 colmenar viejo spain a maya girl sits in an altar during the traditional celebration of la maya on the streets in colmenar viejo near madrid spain on wednesday may 2 2018 the festivity of the maya comes from pagan rites and dates from the medieval age appearing in ancient documents it takes place every year on may 2nd and celebrates the beginning of the spring girls between 7 and 11 years old are chosen as maya and should sit still serious and quiet for a couple of hours in altars on the street decorated with flowers and plants and afterwards they walk to the church w mhkngr.jpg from el año viejo View Photo