Rare 'marching Judas' procession kicks off in Czechia

The folk custom takes place in a handful of villages across Bohemia - but nobody really knows why

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00:00 Chechya's Easter procession of the burning Judas has begun. Only 28 villages in northern

00:09 Bohemia carry out this ancient tradition.

00:23 In line with ritual, the eldest boy in the village is wrapped in straw and turned into

00:27 Judas. The straw suit, which weighs over 15 kilos, takes several days to prepare.

00:44 Carollers lead the Judas from door to door in the village. The boys who take part are

00:49 under the age of 15. The tradition finishes with a procession through the town.

01:08 The Judas is then symbolically burned with carollers rattling and singing.

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