Incan

From the early fifteenth century until the Spanish conquest of South America in the fifteenth century, the Incan Empire thrived there. They revered Mama Quilla, a Moon goddess. The Incas thought that a jaguar attacking the deity was what produced lunar eclipses. It was customary for them to make as much noise as they could to attempt and scare away eclipses. In an effort to drive away the jaguar, Incan soldiers would shout, rattle their spears, and train their hounds to howl. They believed the reddish color was caused by the goddess bleeding.

Total solar eclipses were viewed by the Inca people of South America as a dreadful omen from the great sun god Inti. Eclipses were thought to represent Inti's wrath and dissatisfaction in Incan society, and something needed to be done to placate their god. When the Incan chiefs gathered, they would assess what they had done to offend their god and make the appropriate sacrifices. It's possible that human sacrifice was occasionally used. However, less drastic atonement methods like animal sacrifice, fasting, or avoiding public gatherings were more prevalent.