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Posted on 26th May 2008 by LaVrai
Grown men have been leaping over rows of babies in the north Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia in an annual rite meant to ward off the Devil.
Jumpers dressed as the Colacho, a character representing the Devil, bounded over clusters of bemused infants laid out on mattresses.
Nobody appeared to get hurt in this year’s festive event.
Castrillo, near Burgos, has been holding the event since 1620 to mark the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi.
The feast is widely celebrated in Spain, often with processions and mystery plays.
Pageants can feature dancers depicting demons and angels or other characters. (BBC)
I’m going to go with the baby on the bottom right crying his eyes out — SCARY! …and senseless.
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Just the devil? How about his minions? Oh, come on, six babies only take care of the devil and five of his demons, but there are countless, so add more!
THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE STRANGEST THINGS I’VE SEEN. AND IF THEY DO THIS EVERY YEAR, YOU’D THINK SOMEONE MAY HAVE SLIPPED UP AS LEAST ONCE… ~LAVRAI
Will we see this at Lakeland?
“But it’s done in Jesus name, how can this be wrong?!”
WELCOME, MIRIAM! …AND I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED. — LAVRAI
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