MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides his horse through bonfire made with pine tree branches after horses were blessed by a priest in order to protect and purify them for the year ahead, during the annual "Las Luminarias" festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2019. The tradition which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency )