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The Legend of the Dance of the Pear

San Bartolomé de las Abiertas, La Jara, Toledo

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The Legend of the Dance of the Pear

Curiosity · San Bartolomé de las Abiertas, La Jara, Toledo

Image of San Bartolomé de las Abiertas, not of the place itself.

Tradition tells that a woman carrying pears came across a snake on the road and began to jump about to frighten it away, a gesture that gave rise to the dance performed every 24 August.

Photo: Rodelar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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