El Colacho Festival in Spain - Most Dangerous Festivals in the World

Spain has a list of outrageous festivals. They have thebrotherhood will dress themselves up as either El
running of the bull festival where people let themselvesColacho or el Atabalero: the devil and his companion.
be chased by bulls, and then there's the tomatoAfter the mass is when the breathtaking stunt begins.
festival where people throw tomatoes at each other.The babies are placed on a mattress that's spread on
Now, El Salto del Colacho, "the devil's jump" in English,a street that leads to the church. The babies that are
is considered as one of the most dangerous festivalslying on the mattress are the babies born after the last
in the world. This festival has been celebrated inEl Colacho festival -- less than a year old. Several men
Castrillo De Murcia, Spain since the 1620s. This Elwearing costumes as El Colacho and El Atabalero will
Colacho festival is frightening because it involvescome out running and head towards the mattress.
babies -- jumping over babies.They will then jump over the mattress where the
The festival starts typically like the usual Spanish fiesta:babies are lying and continue running. The idea is that
the streets will be adorned with colorful things andthe devil and his companions have been driven out of
some Spain flags. There'll be a procession to and fromthe church and out of the town. By jumping over the
the church, and then a mass is celebrated. The festivalbabies, El Colacho and El Atabalero took with them
is arranged and prepared by the Santisimothe ill luck that can befall the babies.
Sacramento de Minerva. The members of this