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17 May 2010 12:00 AM by Victoria Twead Star rating in Andalucia. 89 posts Send private message

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 How's this for a strange fiesta? Anybody seen it?

when: 6 Jun 2010 (annual)
where: Castrillo de Murcia
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Since 1620 Castrillo de Murcia has celebrated Corpus Christi with an act that is known as El Colacho. The famously bizarre event sees grown men dressed as the Devil leaping over a row of babies lying in the street... More

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17 May 2010 7:21 PM by EOS Team Star rating in In Spain of course!. 4015 posts Send private message

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I know.  I read about this recently.  Of all the traditions in Spain this has to be one of the strangest ones.

Not sure if I'd put my baby there though.  What if "the devil" slipped as he jumped??

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17 May 2010 11:57 PM by morerosado Star rating. 6927 posts Send private message

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Crazy lot! 

LOTS OF PHOTOS HERE.

Just one of them


 



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18 May 2010 6:51 AM by mariadecastro Star rating in Algeciras (Cadiz). 9402 posts Send private message

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 Crazy! Should be forbidden!

 



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18 May 2010 11:16 AM by Victoria Twead Star rating in Andalucia. 89 posts Send private message

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Fabulous pictures, thanks Morerosado. But I agree, it's complete madness.

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19 May 2010 1:55 PM by Sanchez1 Star rating. 853 posts Send private message

Wow, I can't quite believe this.  I love this sort of thing in Spain.  My favourite is a fiesta where they through fireworks at each other in the street.  I think it's somewhere in Madrid.  Madness.



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20 May 2010 1:45 PM by Victoria Twead Star rating in Andalucia. 89 posts Send private message

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 Sanchez1 - I don't think I'd enjoy being amongst the firework throwing crowd... Scary!

According to Wiki, due to its dangerous nature, the Pope has asked priests in Spain to stay away from the Baby Jumping events. Probably wise!

 

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