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Hundreds in northern Venezuela celebrated Holy Innocents' Day with a 200-year-old Afro-descendant festival featuring costumes and satire.
Hundreds in northern Venezuela marked Holy Innocents' Day on December 28 with the traditional Bandos and Parrandas of Caucagua, a 200-year-old festival rooted in Afro-descendant cacao communities.
Originally a respite for enslaved people, the event evolved into a vibrant celebration featuring costumes, satire, and parody of authority, preserving its spirit of resistance.
The festivities, tied to the Catholic Feast of the Holy Innocents, continue as a key cultural tradition.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Midwest faced wind advisories with gusts up to 55 mph, raising concerns for power outages and hazardous travel.
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Cientos de personas en el norte de Venezuela celebraron el Día de los Santos Inocentes con un festival afrodescendiente de 200 años de antigüedad con disfraces y sátira.