Worker dress a 55 year old moss man named Juan Carlos Andres before the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion, Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14
Worker dress a 55 year old moss man named Juan Carlos Andres before the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion, Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century. The procession was cancelled due to heavy rain. (Photo by Rodrigo Garcia Rodriguez/Pacific Press)
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