'El Colacho', the 'baby jumping festival' is celebrated in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, Spain, and is a traditional Spanish practice dating back to 1620 that takes place annually ...

It's unlike any other celebration you've seen before, and remarkably, the festival attracts millions of visitors each year. This event takes place in the town of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, ...

A man representing the devil leaps over babies during the festival of El Colacho in Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos, Spain. Photo: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the ...

Every June 23, men in the northern Spanish town of Castrillo de Murcia don devil outfits and hurtle down the streets vaulting over newborn babies. The Catholic celebration of El Salto del Colacho, ...

It's not every day you see a man dressed as the devil leaping over lines of tiny babies - but it is every year in a small Spanish town. El Colacho, or baby jumping, is a traditional Spanish practice ...

Each June, the tranquil hamlet of Castrillo de Murcia in northern Spain’s Cantabrian Mountains transforms into the stage for one of Europe’s strangest yet most enduring festivals, El Colacho, or “The ...

El Colacho is a vibrant, albeit Pope-worrying festival in Castrillo de Murcia in north-west Spain, the culmination of 96 hours celebration following the feast of Corpus Christi. A man representing the ...

El Colacho or Baby Jumping is a traditional Spanish practice dating back to 1620. The festival takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for Body of Christ) in the ...

The 'Colacho' (man representing the devil) jumps over babies during 'El salto del Colacho', the baby jumping festival in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos on June 3, 2018 - Baby jumping ...

In Castrillo de Murcia, Spain, men dressed as devils leap over infants in the El Colacho festival, a centuries-old ritual blending paganism and Catholicism. This unique tradition, believed to purify ...

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