Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday is celebrated with many masses, inside the churches, no processions, and the exploding of the Judas Effigies outside the city hall building on the Jardin. The Effigies all represent various evil politians, in funny costumes. It wouldn't be a celebration if there weren't fireworks! One at a time the effigies dance and whisle around, then explode with a loud, baby-crying-inducing BANG! All the little kids then rush into the street to grab pieces of them. You see these kids wandering around carrying a large papier mache leg, or arm, or face. Not sure what they do with them later, but the are definitely trophies of some sort.

The church bells are ringing again, after two days of eerie silence. This has been the most intense Easter I have ever experienced, and I didn't even attend all the processions. Easter here is not the same celebration as in Canada, that is for sure. Definitely go see Jamie's photos at Mexican Botany, to see the emotion of the people.