Posts Tagged ‘maya-catholic syncretism’

2010-10. Maximón and the Worship of Saint Simon in Itzapa

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One of the region’s most perplexing expressions of Mayan-Catholic syncretism.

2010-10. Multimedia Slideshow. Maximon/San Simon Festival, San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala.

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Photography and Multimedia presentation produced by MiMundo.org.

2009-11. Migration and Cultural Syncretism: Patron Saint Day in Todos Santos Cuchumatán

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Todos Santos celebrates its yearly fair on November 1st with a unique horse race.

2007-08. Celebrating the Assumption of Mary

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The Virgin of the Assumption, patron saint of Guatemala City, is celebrated in Quetzaltenango, the country’s second city.

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