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Horses and horsemen pass through the flames, this is not a competition, it is a festival, read why this is done in Spain
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Daredevil revellers ride horses through flames during bizarre 'Luminarias' festival celebrating Spain's patron saint of animals | The Sun
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![A horseman jumps over a bonfire in Avila, Spain during the religious festival Las Luminarias in honour of Saint Anthony stock photo - OFFSET A horseman jumps over a bonfire in Avila, Spain during the religious festival Las Luminarias in honour of Saint Anthony stock photo - OFFSET](https://ak.picdn.net/offset/photos/56af50922d1642c18962a5c9/medium/photo.jpg)
A horseman jumps over a bonfire in Avila, Spain during the religious festival Las Luminarias in honour of Saint Anthony stock photo - OFFSET
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Horses are made to jump through flames at this controversial Spanish festival. See pics - Hindustan Times
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Rein of fire: Horses leap through flames as part of Las Luminarias festival celebrated in Spain - Photos News , Firstpost
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San Bartolome De Pinares, Spain. 16th Jan, 2023. A rider and horse go through flames of bonfires during the annual "Luminarias" festival in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, on Monday, January 16,
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Horses and horsemen pass through the flames, this is not a competition, it is a festival, read why this is done in Spain
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