Stand aside Harry Potter, blazing brooms light up Spanish festival
It is believed to have originated with shepherds coming from the hills using blazing brooms to light their way
People take part in the “Los Escobazos” festival procession in Jarandilla de la Vera, Caceres. | Ana Beltran
Caceres09/12/2024 12:46
Processions of people wielding flaming brooms may sound like something out of magic tales, but those used to light up a Spanish town every year are the real thing - and there is no witchcraft involved, just fun. Every year on December 7, the inhabitants of Jarandilla de la Vera, a town in western Spain about 200 km (124 miles) west of Madrid, set bundles of twigs on fire and playfully hit each other on the legs in a festival known as Los Escobazos (the broom strikes).
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