Maximón Festival | San Andrés Itzapa
From Ilegal Mezcal Volume 6 / The Sustainability Issue / Spring 2023
Maximón, the Guatemalan Patron Saint of Vices, is the embodiment of the two-sided coin of good and evil that is humanity, somewhere between deity and trickster, friend and fiend. Enter any Ilegal space and you'll find yourself in front of a nook replete with flowers, cigars, sweets, money and shots of mezcal left for him in reverence.
These photos were taken on 10/28/22, Maximón's birthday, which coincides with the Catholic feasts of St. Simon and St. Jude. The annual celebration consists of music, food, ritual burnings, and a celebration in the town of San Andrés Itzapa.
Shot by: Camilo Mendoza