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’… Read More