Thursday, March 20, 2014

Baby jumping Festival (Davil's Jump)

Baby jumping festival is a traditional Spanish practice dating back to 1620 that takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in the village of Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos. During the act  known as The Devil's Jump or El Colacho men dressed as the Devil jump over babies born during the previous twelve months of the year who lie on mattresses in the street.
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