The burning of Judas is an Easter-time ritual held by Orthodox and Catholic communities. Effigies of Judas Iscariot are burned, hanged, flogged, or exploded with fireworks. Once widely practiced across Europe, it can be seen only in Greece, Portugal and Spain.

The Spaniards and Portuguese spread the tradition around their colonies and it is still celebrated in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Uruguay, Chile, and The Philippines.

The strange thing is that it was all sort of mummies hanging. One looked like gringo. I was told, that sometimes San Migeulians hang their politicians’ mummies, ones they do not like, and sometimes I really do not know who else.

This time around, all sorts of “people” stood in the way;  it was in total 12 mummies hanging ready to be exploded by firework belts.

I witnessed exploding three of those after I left.

Apparently, this time they didn’t name them, just who donated them.

Gringo looking

Devil looking

Not sure whom this represents

Spinning and spinning

And at the end blows off into small pieces. See video above.

Details of who is who can be found here