Defenseless Baby Hurdles

Thursday, July 10, 2008

This is pretty much the weirdest shit i've seen in maybe 2 days, a lot of weird shit goes down at TheVine office, but this definitely takes the 2 day cake.

So, not so bascially, this is a weird motherlickin ceremony ("El Colacho Festivities") that goes on in the Spanish town of Castrillo de Murcia, They jump a bunch of babies on a mattress dressed as the devil (which is more of a cross between Evil Knievel and Elvis). Apparently this is a tradition amongst Spaniard's dating back to 1620 and is supposed protect the kids against different illnesses.

But the most weird part of the whole scenario, is before (or after) the ceremony is they 'Devil' goes around whipping people as they, what looks to be hurling abuse at him in a playful demeanour, and him just running up and down the street clacking his stick whip.