Tradition fulfilled. Horses cross fire in Spain (and they impress)

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Tradition fulfilled. Horses cross fire in Spain (and they impress)

San Bartolomé de Pinares, Ávila, Spain, has already celebrated the annual tradition known as the night of the 'Luminarias' ('Luminaries', in Portuguese), in which horses pass over the flames to purify themselves. The tradition, which has been maintained at least since the 18th century in the village, located northwest of Madrid, takes place on the night of January 16, the eve of the day of Saint Anthony, the patron of animals in Spain. The celeb…