Dont Try This @ Home

Jan 23, 2006
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In an unusual ritual to protect the young from evil spirits, a Spanish man dressed in a red and yellow costume jumps over babies placed on a mattress. The centuries-old ritual takes place in Castrillo de Murcia, northern Spain, as part of traditional Corpus Christi celebrations.
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Some people in my culture do something similar - when a baby is born it's passed under the belly of an elephant...supposedly to give them strength and courage.