Feier zu Ehren des Heiligen Antonius

A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
Horse riders wait for the start of the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
Horse riders wait for the start of the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
Horse riders wait for the start of the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
Horse riders wait for the start of the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A rider with his horse go through a fire lighted on the streets of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, late 16 January 2010. Thousands of people crossed the flames and smoke of the more than twenty bonfires that covered the streets of San Bartolome de Pinares, a village of 700 inhabitants, during the traditional 'Las Luminarias' celebration. The event goes back to the 18th century and is celebrated every year in honor of San Anton. EPA/RAUL SANCHIDRIAN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
A rider with his horse go through a fire lighted on the streets of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, late 16 January 2010. Thousands of people crossed the flames and smoke of the more than twenty bonfires that covered the streets of San Bartolome de Pinares, a village of 700 inhabitants, during the traditional 'Las Luminarias' celebration. The event goes back to the 18th century and is celebrated every year in honor of San Anton. EPA/RAUL SANCHIDRIAN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
A man rides a horse near a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse near a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) © AP | AP
Horse riders wait for the start of the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
Horse riders wait for the start of the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2010. The festival coincides every year with the eve of the religious festivity of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. According to tradition, revellers ride their horses through bonfires placed around the village to purify the animals with fire and smoke after receiving a blessing from a priest. Picture taken January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) © REUTERS | REUTERS