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Los 'brujos' de Villagarcía de la Torre

Villagarcía de la Torre, Campiña Sur, Badajoz

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Los 'brujos' de Villagarcía de la Torre

Curiosity · Villagarcía de la Torre, Campiña Sur, Badajoz

Image of Villagarcía de la Torre, not of the place itself.

The residents of Villagarcía de la Torre are nicknamed 'brujos' (witches/warlocks), a reference to old gatherings of practitioners of witchcraft in the area; the town holds a festival called 'Akelarre' (Witches' Sabbath) around that imagery in the first week of August.

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