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Fire walk. The MóndidasSan Pedro Manrique; SoriaCastile y leon23rd June
Of unknown origins. It is said that only local townsfolk can complete the walk without being burned.
Each year on 23 June, Midsummer night's eve, this ritual takes place in the town of San Pedro Manrique, in Soria. It consists of crossing the live coals of a meticulously prepared bonfire barefoot. The bonfire is lit at 9:00 at night with 2,000 kilos of oak wood, which burns easily and does not form lumps. At around 11:30, the carpet-like path of red-hot coals is prepared by smoothing them with poles called 'hoguneros'. Young men dance around the fire, and exactly at midnight everything is ready to begin the walk across the carpet. Ten to twelve young men are chosen to do this, and they generally carry someone on their shoulders, since the extra weight avoids combustion. They try to ensure that the coals contain no ashes or hard objects; thanks to these precautions they never get burned. Women dressed in white (called "móndidas"), carrying wicker baskets and long breadsticks ("arbujuelos"), walk in a procession. One of them, the most important one, offers the first "arbujuelo" to the priest. According to some, these women represent ancient Celtiberian priestesses.
Paso del Fuego (fire walking) Las Móndidas festival23rd June
Soria Castile-Leon
Tourist Office: Calle Medinaceli, 2 - 42003 Soria
Tel. +34 975212052 Castile-Leon
Tourist Office:
Calle Acera de Recoletos, s/n (Pabellón de Cristal) - 47004 Valladolid
Tel. +34 983219310 website
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Fire walk. The Móndidas (San Pedro Manrique; Soria)
23 June, Midsummer night's eve, of San Pedro Manrique, in Soria.Ten or 12 local young men are chosen to walk across the burning coals, no one from outside the area could survive such a task.After various rituals and dances the men walk across the burning coals at midnight usually carrying some one. You have to see it to believe it.
Paso del Fuego (fire walking) Las Móndidas festival23rd June
Soria Castile-Leon
Tourist Office: Calle Medinaceli, 2 - 42003 Soria
Tel. +34 975212052 Castile-Leon
Tourist Office:
Calle Acera de Recoletos, s/n (Pabellón de Cristal) - 47004 Valladolid
Tel. +34 983219310 website
website
Fire walk. The Móndidas (San Pedro Manrique; Soria)
23 June, Midsummer night's eve, of San Pedro Manrique, in Soria.Ten or 12 local young men are chosen to walk across the burning coals, no one from outside the area could survive such a task.After various rituals and dances the men walk across the burning coals at midnight usually carrying some one. You have to see it to believe it.
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