Lantz, Spain. 11th February, 2018. Rural carnival of great tradition, in which for some days the forces of the evil and of the good face in a symbolic battle in which the thirst of justice mobilizes the popular ires. Several prominent figures accompany him in the parade: Ziripot, easy-going man and chubby person done based on stuffed sacks of ferns and hay, who scarcely can be kept in foot; the Zaldiko, horse chases fierceness that rushes forth at him up to it throwing at the soil; Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News


Rural carnival of great tradition, in which for some days the forces of the evil and of the good face in a symbolic battle in which the thirst of justice mobilizes the popular ires. Several prominent figures accompany him in the parade: Ziripot, easy-going man and chubby person done based on stuffed sacks of ferns and hay, who scarcely can be kept in foot; the Zaldiko, horse chases fierceness that rushes forth at him up to it throwing at the soil; the Arotzak carry hammers and pliers, and run after the Zaldiko to shoe it, and finally the Txatxos, which sheathed in skins of animals and armed with sticks and brooms, shout while scourge to all the presents. (Photo by Oscar Zubiri / Pacific Press)


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