These effigies were banned but the idea of protest was transferred to the Judas figures.

Andrews travels to Lewes and gives his testimony in court despite being scorned by the other witnesses for the prosecution as a Judas figure.

However, the Judas figure (often in the form of a devil or an unpopular personality) is destroyed by fireworks attached to its body.

During his journey the priest also encounters a mestizo who later reveals himself to be a Judas figure.

However, not all Judas figures represent hated people but also those who are loved such as mythological figures, those from history and artists.

Originally, Judas figures, like ones in Europe, were made relatively small and from various materials.

Like the Judas figures, these are hollow with wicker frames covered in papier-mâché then painted and decorated.

The Judas figures are inspired by the disciple that betrayed Jesus, but traditionally is depicted as a devil.

They have an international reputation for the creation of forms such as skeletons, skulls, Judas figures and fantastical creatures called "alebrijes.

This allowed the family business to survive the near ban on Judas figures which occurred in the city after a 1957 explosion at a warehouse.