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Monday, April 9, 2018

Greek town ritually burns Judas as Orthodox celebrate Easter

ERMIONI, GREECE (AP) — As Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, a town on GREECE'S Peloponnese peninsula observed the holy day by burning an effigy of Judas at sea. The ritual burning of Judas is a custom also observed by Roman Catholics in parts of Latin America ...


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