Judas Burning - The Liverpool Good Friday tradition

[ChrisGeorge]

As a Dingle lad I remember staying up all night as with bonfire night to save other kids nicking our wood the eve before Good Friday. As the area was slowly "decanted" in the mid 1970's the tradition faded away, but not the memories.

My belated apologies to the residents of the Dingle for nicking a bottle of their milk from thier door steps in the early morning after staying up all night.

Roscoe

Hi Roscoe

A great memory. Thanks for sharing it with us. Also thanks for the belated apology, you bad lad.

Chris

[Sloyne]

Do you have recollections of Judas burning?

WE would carry his effigy from street to street with the cry; "Penny for his soul JUDAS". We would use any money collected to buy hot cross buns from the bakery. I was raised at the bottom of Scotland Road.

[ChrisGeorge]

WE would carry his effigy from street to street with the cry; "Penny for his soul JUDAS". We would use any money collected to buy hot cross buns from the bakery. I was raised at the bottom of Scotland Road.

Hi Sloyne

That's very interesting because I thought it was stated that the tradition was confined to a small area of the Dingle. It's nice to know that the custom was more widespread.

Chris

[snappel]

Did people shout "Eee! Grass!" at the effigy as it went past?

[xkopite]

My dad was born in 1923 in Northumberland Buildings in Northumberland Street and he often told me about it.
He and his mates would get someones judas and set it alight, they would then run through the back entrys dragging the burning judas and shouting burn judas.
My dad god bless him often told me about his childhood, these memories of him keep me close to him.