Judas Burned

Item

Title

Judas Burned

Identifier

2023.016.011

Type

Image

Description

A crowd of South Colton San Salvador Catholic Church congregants watch the burnt remains of an effigy of Judas (Camacho). The effigy was burned by lighting fireworks inside. This happened every Easter Sunday. In the background is the old San Salvador church which burned in the 1960s.

Subject

Catholicism
Community Organizing
Cultural Celebrations
Entertainment and Leisure Activities
Mexican American History
Religion
Social participation

Spatial Coverage

Colton (Calif.)

Creator

Unknown

Date

April 1954

Contributor

Extended Colunga Family

Format

.tif

Language

English

Rights

In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted

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