A horse is pictured before crossing a bonfire during Las Luminarias festival in San Bartolome de Pinares, Avila Province, Spain. In honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of animals, horses are ridden through the bonfires. The tradition, which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year.
- Package: Spain Las Luminarias Festival
- Categories: Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Lifestyle & Leisure
- Location: Spain
- Event date: 16.01.2019
- Date published: 17.01.2019
- Author: Alejandro Martinez Velez
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5005x3510px, 17.8Mb
- Job-ID: 5b466d38556a73a4