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Grown men have been leaping over rows of babies in the north Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia in an annual rite meant to ward off the Devil.
(Thanks to DavCat)
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I understand that's how Evel Knievel got his start.
Posted by: slyeyes | May 26, 2008 at 07:45 AM
*snork*
GNFARB - Spanish Baby Jump.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | May 26, 2008 at 08:15 AM
Kudos to the BBC for proper usage of the word "bemused".
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Posted by: Chris | May 26, 2008 at 08:52 AM
Hence the term, "Leap of Faith"?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | May 26, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Better than baby tossing, no??
Posted by: Siouxie | May 26, 2008 at 10:25 AM
I broke my
collarboneclavicle jumping over 5 kids in an Aikido class about 20 years ago. The only person who "appeared to get hurt" was me.Posted by: ScottMGS | May 26, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Sure, it's all rites and rituals until someone gets an infant squashed.
Posted by: Schadeboy | May 26, 2008 at 01:52 PM
And this from the country where grown men like run alongside bulls...
Posted by: Holly | May 26, 2008 at 03:32 PM
Looking at the photo, you can see the jumpers are so good that they line the babies up lengthwise. Not recommended for suburban Americans (ahem).
Posted by: MyBad | May 26, 2008 at 05:02 PM
Oh, I should also mention that if you look at background of the photo, you can see the blanket where they keep the "spare babies."
Posted by: MyBad | May 26, 2008 at 05:11 PM
Jumping over a broom was the marriage ceremony for American slaves. Who knows what jumping babies means?
Posted by: szechuanpork | May 26, 2008 at 09:30 PM