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Every January, on the eve of the feast of Saint Anthony, the residents of San Bartolomé de Pinares, Spain ride their horses through bonfires on the streets of their village. According to local lore, the tradition dates back centuries and started as an attempt to purify farm animals during a time of disease. Now it continues as a roisterous festival known as Las Luminarias.

"We would give our lives for this celebration. Anyone of us here." Pedro Martín Muñoz, president of the Association for the Defense of the Luminarias, told VICE News. "To us, this is a magical night, both for the townspeople and the visitors."

Animal rights organizations have criticized the festival in past years for its treatment of the horses, but Martín Muñoz says they enjoy the night as much as the riders.

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Wander With Fatima

3 weeks ago

BLOODY SUPERSTITIOUS ILLITERATES ! This is animal cruelty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

daniel santiago

5 months ago

Opm

Bazooka Llama Productions

6 months ago

So it's a cruel thing that uneducated unscientific people to to cure a "plague" that no longer exists, EVENTHOUGH SMOKE CANT CURE DISEASES ANYWAY!!!

Sajid Tanwer

6 months ago

Now let’s try riding the horses naked!

It’ll be fun to see how pure it makes you feel then 😝

Justin Hiller

6 months ago

This comments is rides horses through fire.

Fer Andurray

6 months ago

hey porque no pasan mejor los dueños de los caballos sobre el fuego y no torturar mas a los pobres animales

John von Shepard

6 months ago

nice.

Lkhagwa Lkhagwadorj

6 months ago

what kind of inquisition is this ???

Alvaro Sanchez

6 months ago

I wanna see one of them run through fire lmao

Jr. Jr.

6 months ago

people are stupid with their crazy beliefs.

Matt

6 months ago

BETTER START LEARNING TO CODE VICE

Detallado

6 months ago

My millennial opinion and feelings > other nation's customs and traditions
Therefore I'll scream:
"ANIMAL ABUSE STOP THIS MADNESS NOW, CALL PETA, REPORTED FOR PROMOTING ANIMAL ABUSE" -every soyboy

Mare carrier

6 months ago

Acho que guapo, mi pais

Chelsea Martinez

6 months ago

Beautiful

Nurlinda F Sihotang

6 months ago

War horse training? It is common for military horses too.

ENXJ

6 months ago

Muy good Engleesh, Vice. You guyz hav de best teetle wraiters.

Rod Serling

6 months ago

LARGE GRAMMATICAL ERROR DETECTED. PIIIIIIIIISSSSED

Carr Rexx

6 months ago

My fellow Americans (lol) stop judging the world through our angelic eyes.

DSNCB919

6 months ago

I wouldnt be standing behind that horse like that

DjTrax78

6 months ago

Another "tradition" just as meaningless as bullfighting.... human stupidity at it's best!

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