Madrid, Spain. 17th Jan 2019. Thousands of people brought their pets to Madrid’s church to be blessed on the day of the patron saint of animals. A procession known as “Las vueltas de San Antonio” (the strolls of ) took place on the streets around the church and afterwards pets were blessed by the priests. In the picture the crowd with the figure of are arriving back to street Hortaleza where the church is settled. Credit: Lora Grigorova/Alamy Live News

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Location: Calle Hortaleza, Madrid
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