Mexicans celebrated Easter this weekend by burning an effigy of the
current US President, Donald Trump. The Mexicans have an Easter
tradition known as ‘burning of Judas' where they burn models of Judas
Iscariot and other figures symbolising evil and treachery.
For this year's celebration, hundreds of Mexicans came together for the
traditional Mexico city ritual and sculptures of Donald Trump were
burned alongside models of Judas Iscariot and other ‘evil’ figures.
Trump sparked fury during the presidential race when he threatened to
build a wall along Mexico's border with the US, and force Mexico to pay
for it. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto objected to paying for any
wall built by Trump. One of the Trump sculptures paraded by the Mexicans
had a wall in place of Trump's head to symbolize the much talked about
wall.
This will be the second year in which the Mexicans cast Judas as Trump.
Locals congregated in a public square to watch the effigy burn alongside
the setting off of fireworks. Asides Trump, an effigy of the Mexican
President, Pena Nieto, was also burned alongside that of Trump. Pena
Nieto's popularity has fallen over the last couple of years due to his
failure to combat corruption scandals.
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