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Mexico’s Traditional ‘Burning Of Judas’ For Holy Week

Cardboard pinatas symbolizing Judas or the Devil are exploded with fireworks in the La Merced neighborhood during the traditional 'Burning of Judas' in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 4, 2026. This Mexican Holy Week tradition, while traditionally centered on Judas Iscariot, now also includes controversial public figures as a form of satire and social protest. (Photo by Marco Gonzalez/Eyepix Group/NurPhoto)

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