Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Baby-Jumping Festival
We’re not joking, the Baby-jumping Colacho Festival is a real annual event celebrated all over Spain since the 1620s. It consists of grown men dressed as the Devil leaping over helpless babies. Why do they do this? They represent the devils that, when they jump, they take all the evil with them leaving the babies clean of evil. Here is a snapshot of one of the weirdest religious traditions.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Pioneer White Butterfly
The Pioneer White (Belenois aurota) is a medium sized butterfly of the Family Pieridae (Yellows and Whites), which is found in South Asia and Africa. In Africa, it is known as the Brown-veined White. It is also known as African Caper White.
Pioneer White (Belenois aurota) Butterfly
Dead Pioneer White Butterfly
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