Look Inside Spain’s Unusual Baby Jumping Festival

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Once a year in mid-June, devils run wild in the Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia.

A blend of Catholic and pagan rituals meant to represent the triumph of good over evil, the festival of El Colacho dates back to the 1620s and takes place on the Sunday after the Feast of Corpus Christi. Its origins are unclear, but some historians believe it may have started as a fertility ritual.

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