Thursday, 17 January 2008

"Luminarias" annual religious celebration ...Spanish island


A reveller dressed as a devil celebrates on a street during the traditional party of Sant Antoni (Saint Anthony) in the village of Manacor in the Spanish island of Mallorca January 16, 2008.

A man rides his horse towards flames during the "Luminarias" annual religious celebration on the night before Saint Anthony's, Patron of animals, in the village of San Bartolome de los Pinares, about 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Madrid, January 16, 2008. According to tradition people from the area ride their horses through the fire to purify the animals.

People watch revellers dance during the traditional party of Sant Antoni (Saint Anthony) in the village of Manacor in the Spanish island of Mallorca January 16, 2008.

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