Posted on 03/27/2016 9:56:57 AM PDT by Rockitz
Residents in various Mexican cities have added U.S. Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump to one of their Easter traditions by setting a paper effigy of him on fire.
Cities like Monterrey, Nuevo Leon and Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua took part in the Easter weekend tradition known as the “La Quema de Judas” or “The Burning of Judas,” Mexico’s El Universal reported. Residents threw rotten eggs, used fireworks and then set fire to the paper effigies.
The event is part of a local Catholic tradition where community presents the struggle between good and evil. The tradition calls for community members to set fire to an effigy of Judas Iscariot who, according to Catholic beliefs, is the apostle that turned Jesus in to the Pharisees.
For several years residents in various Mexican communities have opted to use Mexican politicians or other controversial figures instead of Judas. As Breitbart Texas previously reported, Mexican news outlets and some politicians like former President Vicente Fox have vilified Trump over his public call to have Mexico pay for a wall between the two nations as well as his strong stance on illegal immigration.
In Mexico City, the burning of Trump’s effigy took place in Merced Market; in the city of Puebla’s Arista neighborhood; in Monterrey’s Obrerista, Trevino, and Sarabia’s neighborhoods, and in Ciudad Juarez’s various neighborhoods near the border fence.
On Sunday additional figures of Trump are expected to be burned in other cities. In the Mexican border city of Reynosa, Pinateria Ramirez has been advertising their Pinatas for the event.
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“set fire to an effigy of Judas Iscariot who, according to Catholic beliefs, is the apostle that turned Jesus in to the Pharisees.”
Those Bretbart writers are geniuses, I tell ya.
yet another reason to vote for the man...he pisses off all the right people
Saw that... Mr. Ortiz apparently does not subscribe to the Catholic and Christian tradition.
Hardly.
What an honor!
mexico: corrupt, drug-ridden, drug-gang ridden. What a great place. They should burn them selves in effigy.
The gravy train will end soon for these people if Trump becomes President. Remember how those trade agreements promised that if we ship our factories to Mexico, then the Mexican citizens will stay in Mexico and work. How did that work out for us?
The Wall will be reinforced concrete. Fireproof!
no exactly
Things get more bizarre year by year and now by day it seems.
We all in AZ, NM, TX, LA, & FL should do the same.
Make the wall even higher!!!!!!!!!!
Jan. 21, 2017—Trump starts taking out the trash.
Notice they did not set Ted Cruz on fire. They know he is now a RINO.
The Mexicans are living it up down in Mexico. They should be glad Trump is so popular and want to build a fence to keep Americans from invading their country. They should be glad they don’t have to live in such a racist xenophobic country like the USA.
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