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FORCALL, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: Workers set up the barrack that will later be set on fire by the demons in the middle of the village beach on January 19, 2024 in Forcall, Spain. The small village of Forcall, with 450 inhabitants, holds an annual festival to celebrate the patron saint of animals, Sant Antoni. Following a procession through the streets of the village with people dressed as demons, and another procession with animals, villagers cross through a big bonfire in the middle of the village square. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) FORCALL SPAIN

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FORCALL, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: The participants in the procession prepare to dress up as demons and take to the streets to annoy the villagers on January 19, 2024 in Forcall, Spain. The small village of Forcall, with 450 inhabitants, holds an annual festival to celebrate the patron saint of animals, Sant Antoni. Following a procession through the streets of the village with people dressed as demons, and another procession with animals, villagers cross through a big bonfire in the middle of the village square. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) FORCALL SPAIN

FORCALL, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: The participants of the procession prepare to go out into the streets to annoy the villagers, dress up as demons, smoke and drink alcohol for fun. This year is the first time in history that women are allowed to participate on January 19, 2024 in Forcall, Spain. The small village of Forcall, with 450 inhabitants, holds an annual festival to celebrate the patron saint of animals, Sant Antoni. Following a procession through the streets of the village with people dressed as demons, and another procession with animals, villagers cross through a big bonfire in the middle of the village square. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) FORCALL SPAIN

FORCALL, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: The participants of the procession dressed as devils pull, push and shove, climb over balconies and play with the villagers in the streets before setting the barraca on fire on January 19, 2024 in Forcall, Spain. The small village of Forcall, with 450 inhabitants, holds an annual festival to celebrate the patron saint of animals, Sant Antoni. Following a procession through the streets of the village with people dressed as demons, and another procession with animals, villagers cross through a big bonfire in the middle of the village square. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) FORCALL SPAIN

FORCALL, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: The demons set up a small correfoc to amuse the spectators, while the bonfire begins on January 19, 2024 in Forcall, Spain. The small village of Forcall, with 450 inhabitants, holds an annual festival to celebrate the patron saint of animals, Sant Antoni. Following a procession through the streets of the village with people dressed as demons, and another procession with animals, villagers cross through a big bonfire in the middle of the village square. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) FORCALL SPAIN

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FORCALL, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: General view of the burning hut as neighbours crowded under the pine tree to cross it inside on January 19, 2024 in Forcall, Spain. The small village of Forcall, with 450 inhabitants, holds an annual festival to celebrate the patron saint of animals, Sant Antoni. Following a procession through the streets of the village with people dressed as demons, and another procession with animals, villagers cross through a big bonfire in the middle of the village square. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) FORCALL SPAIN

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FORCALL, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: Neighbours dressed as more experienced demons stand under the bonfire as fire and ash fall on them on January 19, 2024 in Forcall, Spain. The small village of Forcall, with 450 inhabitants, holds an annual festival to celebrate the patron saint of animals, Sant Antoni. Following a procession through the streets of the village with people dressed as demons, and another procession with animals, villagers cross through a big bonfire in the middle of the village square. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) FORCALL SPAIN

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Spanish Villagers Celebrate The Santantona de Forcall, A Medieval Fire Festival

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Spanish Villagers Celebrate The Santantona de Forcall, A Medieval Fire Festival

FORCALL, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: The small village of Forcall, with 450 inhabitants, holds an annual festival to celebrate the patron saint of animals, Sant Antoni. Following a procession through the streets of the village with people dressed as demons, and another procession with animals, villagers cross through a big bonfire in the middle of the village square. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

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