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8 June 2015

A moss man prepares to take part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628267

8 June 2015

Moss men get ready to take part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628268

8 June 2015

A moss man prepares to take part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628269

8 June 2015

A moss man prepares to take part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628270

8 June 2015

Workers dress a moss man before the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628271

8 June 2015

A worker dresses a moss man before the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628272

8 June 2015

Children react to moss men who take part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628273

8 June 2015

Moss men take part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628274

8 June 2015

Nuns pass next to a moss man who takes part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628275

8 June 2015

People look at a moss man who takes part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628276

8 June 2015

Moss men and a reveler carry Spanish flags as they take part during the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#628277

8 June 2015

A moss man passes next to a building site as he takes part at the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, Jun, Sunday, 7th, 2015. The legend tells that after the Arab invasion Christian residents of Bejar took refuge in the mountains of El Castaar, near the town, where they covered his body with moss and moved to the walls of Bejar trying to be unnoticed among the vegetation. When they approached, Muslim Guards thought they were wild beasts and left the place, even they outnumbered those who were trying to regain territory. The tradition dates back to 1397, and is merged with the Corpus Christi procession in the 14th Century.

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#514475

5 April 2015

Unite Against Fascism protesters march against the British leg of German anti-Islam group 'Pegida' as the group holds its first protest in central London on April 4, 2015. PEGIDA stands for the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. An estimated 150 counter-protesters outnumbered the PEGIDA protest opposite Downing Street with a heavy police presence keeping the two groups apart.

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#514479

5 April 2015

Unite Against Fascism protesters march against the British leg of German anti-Islam group 'Pegida' as the group holds its first protest in central London on April 4, 2015. PEGIDA stands for the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. An estimated 150 counter-protesters outnumbered the PEGIDA protest opposite Downing Street with a heavy police presence keeping the two groups apart.

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#514483

5 April 2015

Unite Against Fascism protesters march against the British leg of German anti-Islam group 'Pegida' as the group holds its first protest in central London on April 4, 2015. PEGIDA stands for the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. An estimated 150 counter-protesters outnumbered the PEGIDA protest opposite Downing Street with a heavy police presence keeping the two groups apart.

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#514484

5 April 2015

Unite Against Fascism protesters march against the British leg of German anti-Islam group 'Pegida' as the group holds its first protest in central London on April 4, 2015. PEGIDA stands for the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. An estimated 150 counter-protesters outnumbered the PEGIDA protest opposite Downing Street with a heavy police presence keeping the two groups apart.

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