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The village is known by the Quema de Judas (Burning of Judas in English). A local holiday that takes place on Sunday of Resurrection. Every year, the citizens makes a dummy that is burned in a bonfire. These rag dolls represents several public figures considered as "despicables".

Several examples are politicians like José María Aznar (former Spanish Prime Minister), Rodrigo Rato (politician and banker) or Carles Puigdemont (former President of Catalonia);[1] [2] Spanishes celebrities like Bárbara Rey, Eva Sannum, Iñaki Urdangarín or criminals like Ana Julia Quezada or Miguel Carcaño among others.[3]

However, this bank holiday had arose some controversies among several organizations like Movimiento contra la Intolerancia (Movement against Intolerance).

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  3. ^ "Rato, la asesina de Gabriel, Carcaño... los otros 'Judas' quemados en Coripe". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2019.