During the celebration of Easter in Venezuela, not only advantage "bridge" -fines of largos- weeks to enjoy a few days off family, on the beach or mountains, but theory is a time to turn our eyes toward the spiritual, to give importance to transcendence.
Beyond religion is a time of reflection, to forgive and forgive others.
During my childhood I remember the national channels focused on cartoons, movies religious nature. In my childhood rarely or never I went to Mass, but I remember very well the famous Burning of Judas.
This Venezuelan tradition is based on putting together a doll with cloth, leave in the middle of the street while some children (usually) ask a collaboration to burn Sunday of Easter.
Judas is known in history for having betrayed Jesus Christ.
At present not only burns this character but creativity led to follow this tradition to putting on the face of Venezuelan politicians or figures who have tracionado society.
Without taking political or religious party, The Easter calls thinking about others and the way they relate to each other.
This song Venezuelan musician Jose Luis Rodrigues, known as El Puma, tells the story of Jesus of Nazareth, about man's need to seek something beyond themselves, talks about the problems of life and how sometimes spiritual emptiness can hurt.
An invitation to love our neighbors as themselves.
