Even rabble-rousing tourists were mute, moved by the black procession. Firing of the Judases. In San Miguel, this happens at 1 p.m. on Easter Sunday. There s no parade this day, for the first time in two weeks. There s no showing off of Easter bonnets and finery, no colored egg hunt for the ni os.
Families attend mass and in-home festivities.
However, in the jardin there s the Firing of the Judases. Eight ropes are strung from trees in the jardin to balconies on the government buildings, across Calle de Canal. This includes the building that houses the Police Department. Some of the political figures, of course, I didn t recognize. Some, I did, such as ex-president Salinas.