SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES , Jan 17 — At full gallop, the horse emerges from the darkness and races through a string of bonfires in an ancient ritual to ward off sickness performed every January in a tiny Spanish village.
As the bells ring out, there’s a sudden clatter of hooves as the first horse and rider come charging out. “Before when animal died because of infection, they had to be burned,” said Leticia Martin, a 29-year-old physiotherapist riding a horse called Fiel.Purifying fire But locals such as Emmanuel Martín insist the tradition has nothing to do with Covid. It is only about blessing the animals and keeping them “healthy all year round as the smoke from the green branches purifies them”, he says.
“You don’t even notice it,” says his cousin Andrea Lenela, who compares it to brushing a finger quickly through the flame of a cigarette lighter. “If I thought there was any risk to the horses, I wouldn’t do it,” says local resident Mario Candil.
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