Infants are jumped over by El Colacho at the Fiesta del Colacho in Castrillo de Murcia, Burgos province, Spain
On the last day of the Fiesta del Colacho in Castrillo de Murcia, Burgos province, Spain, el Colacho, the devil incarnate, jumps over the children born during the year, removing the evil he represents, while parents hold their babies still. The Fiesta del Colacho is held every year at the time of the Catholic feast Corpus Christi, and the jumping over the children is intended to protect them from illness and misfortune.
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Location: Castrillo de Murcia, Burgos province, Spain
Photo credit: © Anders Ryman / Alamy / Afripics
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