Faithful celebrate San Simon in Guatemala Pagan Festival, Images Gallery.
The cult of San Simón is the result of the religious syncretism between Christian and indigenous customs, but it is not recognized by the Catholic Church.
With music, tobacco and liquor, hundreds of faithful celebrated this Thursday in the indigenous town of San Andrés Itzapa San Simón, a popular deity in Guatemala entrusted to migrants who go to the United States and even gang members and drug traffickers.
Every October 28, the faithful commemorate the day of San Simón or "Monchito", who, sitting on a wooden chair surrounded by money, bottles of beer and liquor, wears an expressionless Western face with a thick mustache, dressed in a suit dark and the head covered with a black hat.
The devotees of San Simón affirm that the saint does not discriminate and comply, either for "good and bad".
Guatemalan faithful honor Saint Simon in pagan ritual. Photo, Images Gallery.
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