Every year in early February local residents in the small Spanish village of Almonacid del Marquesado celebrate the feast day of the Virgen of Candelaria, with “devils” and dancers taking to the streets in a vibrant display of faith and tradition. The village has celebrated the “Endiablada” (Brotherhood of the Devils) festival each Feb. 2-3 since at least medieval times. During the festival, men from the town dress up as devil-type characters in colourful jumpsuits and red mitre hats. Donning large, heavy copper cowbells around their waists, which clang incessantly, they walk, dance and jump through the town’s winding streets.
