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Bookmark & shareEvents in Caracas are largely driven by festivals on the Catholic Church's calendar. Everything comes to a halt during Christmas, Carnaval, Easter and Corpus Christi; saints' days are also important celebrations. The city's biggest religious feast takes place at Easter in the neighborhood of Chacao, kicking off with the Bajada de Palmeras on the Friday before Palm Sunday, and culminating in solemn processions on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and the Quema de Judas (Burning of Judas) on Easter Sunday. El Hatillo goes crazy on May 3, July 16 and September 4; Petare flicks the fiesta switch on for January 30 and 31, and the last Sunday in September. There are also many cultural and music festivals in Caracas.
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