Jumping over babies

[image error] I always thought that the Annual Fiesta in our little village was crazy, but there is another I've just heard about that really takes the biscuit!

It takes place in Castrillo de Murcia, about 36 km west of Burgos, and apparently dates back to 1620. To celebrate Corpus Christi, men dress up as the devil and jump over babies born during the previous 12 months. The babies are laid out in rows on mattresses in the street.
















Then, wait for it, the devil, known as El Colacho, leaps over the babies. Th...