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The merging of
the ancient Maya beliefs with the Catholic religion imposed on the Maya
after the Conquest is nowhere more interesting than in Santiago Atitlán.
The Maya Lord of the Universe, known as Mam, and Saint Simon have
combined to become Maximón. One of the aspects of Maximón is that he can
appear in any form. During Easter week he takes on the form of Judas
Iscariot, who in betraying Jesus became the catalyst who put into
action the events ended in the crucifixion of Jesus. Judas (Maximón)
then hangs himself. The photo above which, when first shown to me, was
described as a lynching in Guatemala, is actually a Easter Week re-enactment
of the crucifixion where the hanged man is Maximón in his guise as
Judas Iscariot. the photo shows that the Tz'utuhil Maya workers on the fincas
[plantations] on the coastal side of the Volcano Atitlán have brought
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Jose Antonio Gonzalez
Escobar: Bailando el Maximón (Maximón
dancing), 2003, 9" x 11". cat. JAN-041 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Adoración
de Maximón (Adoration of Maximón), 2003, 13" x 15". cat.
ISA-0129 |
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Victor Vasquez Temó: Fiesta de San
Simon (Festival of Maximón), 1995, 25" x 37". cat.
VIC-054 |
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Mario Gonzalez Chavajay: Maximón,
Adoración (Adoration of Maximón), 2001, 9" x 11". cat.
MRO-055 |
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Felipe Batzim Navichoc: El Brindis
de Maximón (The Celebration of Maximón), 2001, 20" x
24". cat. FBA-003 |
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Jose Antonio Gonzalez
Escobar: El Mashimon (The Maximón), 2004, 13" x 15". cat.
JAN-065 |
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Domingo Garcia Criado: Orando Maximón
(Praying to Maximón), 2001, 33" x 25". cat.
DOM-033 |
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Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay: Procesión
de Maximón, (Procession of Maximón), circa 1977, 25" x
28". cat. PR-0002 |
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Mario Gonzalez Chavajay: Maximón, Ritos
de Gratitud (Maximón, Rites of Gratitude), 2000, 11" x
9". cat. MRO-113 |
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