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flag Hundreds in northern Venezuela celebrated Holy Innocents' Day with a 200-year-old Afro-descendant festival featuring costumes and satire.

flag 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. flag 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. flag The festivities, tied to the Catholic Feast of the Holy Innocents, continue as a key cultural tradition. flag 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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