Festa da Coca

In the small town of Redondela, located in Galicia, each year celebrate a religious holiday called Coca («Festa da Coca»). Celebrating an unusual way - a resident of the town dancing with standing on the shoulders of their little girls. According to local legend in the Middle Ages through such a dance of two women managed to escape from a dragon. Children during this festive dance dressed in traditional dress, called "penlas." The spectacle is a beautiful and a little strange.

9 photos: © REUTERS / Miguel Vidal





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