30.11.04

If you had to pick a Saint, who would yours be?

This might be an interesting drinking topic at tomorrow's YULblog meeting.

Mine would be Maximón: not so much as a benevolent deity as a bit of a bully whom it's wise to keep on the right side of. His expensive tastes in alcohol and cigarettes indicate that he is a very human character, very different from the ascetic ideals of Christian sainthood. Devotees believe that prayers for revenge, or success at the expense of others, are not unlikely to be granted by Maximón.


Maximón and attendants, Santiago Atitlán

How about you?

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