2011-02-03
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La Endiablada
The town of Almonacid de Marquesado celebrates Candelaría (Candlemas) and Saint Blaise's Day with a strange devil-themed dance called La Endiablada. Men prance about the Spanish town dressed up in floral pyjama-like suits, with huge cowbells hanging from their waist.
Candelaría is celebrated on 2 February and the day of Saint Blaise is
the 3 February. On both mornings, the dancing group, known as diablos
(devils), dance through the streets and in the town church. The
spectacle is well known throughout the Castilla La Mancha province for
the men's outlandish costumes.
The idea is that each man
continually jumps and waddles so the bells make deafening clanking
noises. According to tradition, this raucous event is to ward off evil
spirits and the devil himself.
When: 2 - 3 Feb 2011
Where: Almonacid de Marquesado, Spain
From: whatsonwhen.com
last modification: 2011-01-10
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