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In the Spanish town of León, locals toast Easter with a ‘Kill Jews’ cocktail

JL;DR SUMMARY In the town of Len in Spain during Holy Week, locals celebrate with a traditional cocktail called limonada, jokingly referred to as "Kill Jews," a phrase rooted in a historical incident of violence against Jews in the 15th century. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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SpainJewish CommunityEasterHoly WeekSemana SantaReligious HistoryKill Jews CocktailLenLeonese Limonada

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