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20160206 Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo pagan festival (Carnival) { 23 images } Created 11 Apr 2016

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  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo poses for pictures inside a cave before walking the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo puts on a mask and black handkerchief before walking the streets during carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo pose for pictures inside a cave before walking the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo walks the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo pose for pictures during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo walk the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • A woman cheer at the Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo as they walk past her house during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo walk the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
    20160206-Machurreros-Carnival-Pedro ...JPG
  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo walk the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo stand around a fountain and hit the water during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo sit next to a stream of water and pose for pictures during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
    20160206-Machurreros-Carnival-Pedro ...JPG
  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo sits next to a fountain during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo touches a man with a wicker stick as they walk the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
    20160206-Machurreros-Carnival-Pedro ...JPG
  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo walks the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo stands in front of a man during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
    20160206-Machurreros-Carnival-Pedro ...JPG
  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo run along the streets during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo plays with swords with child dressed as Darth Vader in the street during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo cheer another one using a stationary bicycle in a park during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
    20160206-Machurreros-Carnival-Pedro ...JPG
  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo pose for a picture at a park during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • A Machurrero from Pedro Bernardo lies on a slide in a park during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo use children swings in a park during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo hold a wicker stick on their mouths during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
    20160206-Machurreros-Carnival-Pedro ...JPG
  • The Machurreros from Pedro Bernardo walk in a park during Carnival on February 6, 2016 in Pedro Bernardo, in Avila province, Spain. The origins of this pagan festival are unknown. The Machurreros wear wood masks, a military dress, black handkerchief, cowbells, and hold wicker stick. The festival disappeared after Dictator Franco forbid carnival festivals in 1937, but it was recently recovered. Before disappearing, male villagers after the military service, used to dress as Machurreros as they run along the streets scaring children and adults with their wicker stick to bring fertility to the land and expel the evil spirits. (© Pablo Blazquez)
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