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The Bonfires of San Antón

San Bartolomé de Pinares, Burgohondo - El Tiemblo - Cebreros, Ávila

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The Bonfires of San Antón

Activity · San Bartolomé de Pinares, Burgohondo - El Tiemblo - Cebreros, Ávila

Every 17 January a score of bonfires are lit in the streets and more than a hundred horses cross them at a gallop. The custom is documented from the 18th century and was done to preserve the livestock from disease.

Photo: Partido Animalista - PACMA - from España (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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