Every year the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100km from Madrid, Spain, holds the Luminarias Festival in honor of Saint Anthony Abad, the patron Saint of domestic animals. As part of the festival, which is held on the eve of Saint Anthony’s Day in January, horses are ridden leaping through flames. Although it is claimed that the animals are never harmed, animal welfare groups are not exactly fans of the practice.
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The Town Scryer is a mixed bag of humor, socio-political observations and ephemera from the perspective of a eclectic Pagan veteran of the counter-culture. Philip Posehn's main blog is at The Town Scryer.
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