Mayan devotees celebrate folk saint

By The Associated Press

SAN ANDRES XECUL, Guatemala—The Mayan followers of the folk saint Maximon believe he likes to smoke and drink and have plenty of available cash.

He’s revered in several towns in Guatemala’s highlands. Every year in those towns, the saint’s effigy is put in a different house or business. Its location isn’t revealed until the morning of Oct. 28, when the faithful head to the shrine and hold a big party with plenty of alcohol and fireworks.

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