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March 27, 2005
Bush burning, and rapprochement of sorts in Caracas
Following a well established tradition (in its 64th year) people gathered in several Caracas cemeteries and public squares to burn a few images. George W. Bush was among the victims.
It can hardly be seen as a friendly gesture. But there might not be as much anti-Americanism in it as one might think. The US president was surrounded by a group of unpopular local politicians and celebrities who suffered the same fate.
The rite is called “Judas burning” and takes place on Easter’s Sunday. To make the punishment more acceptable, some Caraqueños (Caracas dwellers) refused to give a person’s name to their effigy, and called it “the interventionist,” explains El Universal a local daily newspaper.
At the very same moment Bush was burnt in a pro-government neighborhood, Hugo Chavez went in flames in an opposition quarter. They had never been so close.
Posted March 27, 2005 11:39 PM
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