In Spain, there's a festival called El Colacho, also known as "The Baby Jumping Festival." It's unlike any other celebration you've seen before, and remarkably, the festival attracts millions of ...

June 17 (UPI) --A Spanish village is preparing for one of its most unusual celebrations of the year: El Salto del Colacho, also known internationally as the "Baby-Jumping Festival." The celebration of ...

En el municipio de Castrillo de Murcia, en la provincia de Burgos, España; celebran la peculiar tradición de El "Colacho". Esta festividad, propia de esta pequeña localidad de Castillo y León, los ...

Every June men in the Spanish town of Castrillo de Murcia dress as devils and hurdle over newborn babies to drive away evil — part of the the festival of El Salto del Colacho. Meaning "the devil's ...

A man representing the devil leaps over babies during the festival of El Colacho in Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos, Spain. Photo: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the ...

CASTRILLO DE MURCIA, Spain (RNS) The sight of a grown man dressed as a fiend leaping over the helpless babies might strike panic in the heart of some parents. But locals say the only injuries are to ...

Each June, the tranquil hamlet of Castrillo de Murcia in northern Spain’s Cantabrian Mountains transforms into the stage for one of Europe’s strangest yet most enduring festivals, El Colacho, or “The ...

Es desconcertante... si no has vivido la tradición. En Castrillo de Murcia, un pequeño pueblo de la provincia de Burgos, se celebra cada año uno de los rituales más populares e insólitos que se ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. The 'Colacho' (man representing the devil) jumps over babies during ...