A festival in which adults who dressed as devils jump over the lying baby

In the country of passion Castrillo de Murcia in Spain seems to have a slightly different festival where a baby lying on a mattress placed on the ground and a person who dressed as a devil jumps over.

Although it seems that there is meaning of exorcism in this festival, it seems that it is stopped immediately as "It is dangerous" in Japan.

Details are as below.Leaping Lucifers: The Spanish Baby - Jumping Festival - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

In the festival, the role called Ata Valley, which wears a black clothing and a dancer called El Collacho wearing yellow and red costumes, became the main, and the role of demon chasing people with scratches and scaring Thing.

In the climax, the baby born after the last festival was laid on the mattress laid on the street, and El Collacho, who ran from the church, jumped over it. It seems that the devil went out safely if it could be jumped over.

Relaxing jumping power.


As expected, many babies have scared faces.


The movie that understands the festival is as follows.
YouTube - Tossers and Arseblowers: Baby Jumping