Flower petals and burnt offerings after the festival of santo Tomas, Chichicastenango

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Every December Chichicastenango plays host to the festival of Santo Tomas, their patron saint. Devotees gather upon the church burning incense, scattering petals and letting off firecrackers. It is a pageant of native mesoamerican culture as well as Catholic devotion.

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Location: Central America Guatemala Chichicastenango
Photo credit: © Luke Peters / Alamy / Afripics
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