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Oh, Baby! Jumpers Ward Off Devil

Men dressed as demons soar over infants in festival

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 26, 2008 11:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – Men dressed as demons leapt over rows of placid babies in a Spanish village yesterday in a rite intended to protect them from evil spirits. During a festival marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi, infants lie on mattresses as long-jumpers in red-and-yellow costumes fly...   Read full story »

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