Burning of Judas but the effigy of Judas is typically hanged (reenacting ) on Good Friday, then burned on the night of Easter Sunday. In many parts of Latin America this practice occurs on the eve of the new year as a symbol of ridding one's self of evil and beginning a new year in spiritual purity. Some communities observe this ritual using various effigies, including the biblical Judas (who betrayed Jesus). This custom, during which the effigy is burned on a stake, is called "Quema del Judas" ("the burning of Judas") in Uruguay and Argentina, and "Quema del Año Viejo" ("the burning
Jesus in the synagogue of Capernaum Jesus in the synagogue of Capernaum All four gospels report that Jesus visited Capernaum and often attended the synagogue there: John Chijioke Iwe argues that the Markan pericope marks the beginning of the last year of the three years of the public ministry of Jesus. An exorcism performed in the synagogue is one of the miracles of Jesus, recounted in Mark 1:21–28 and Luke 4:31–37. Jesus and his disciples went to Capernaum, and Jesus began to teach on the Sabbath. People were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of