Animals of all shapes and sizes made their way to churches in Spain where they were blessed by priests in celebration of Saint Anthony's Day. The celebrations were held in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, which also included parties, bonfires and a flaming bull run.
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the 'Luminarias' a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
Priest Domiciano Juarranz blesses some pigs with holy water in Burgos, Spain Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012. People across Spain bring their animals to be blessed on Saint Anthony's day (San Anton), the patron saint of animals. (I. Lopez, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A woman drinks after riding her horse near by bonfires in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the 'Luminarias' a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A Father blesses several dogs at the San Nicolas church during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. The feast is celebrated each year in many parts of Spain and people bring their pets to churches to be blessed. (Alvaro Barrientos, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A dog yawns during a festive event against animal abandonment at Chueca's square in Madrid, Jan. 15, 2012. The Madrid's district of Chueca organised this event on the day of Saint Anthony, known as the protector of the animals. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou, AFP / Getty Images)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
Dogs play during a festive event against animal abandonment at Chueca's square in Madrid, Jan. 15, 2012. The Madrid's district of Chueca organised this event on the day of Saint Anthony, known as the protector of the animals. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou, AFP / Getty Images)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A woman kisses her dog at the Church of San Anton in Madrid on Saint Anthony's Day, Jan.17, 2012. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on Saint Anthony's Day, for the patron saint of animals. (Pedro Armestre, AFP / Getty Images)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A man drinks near a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds drink and ride their horses trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A dog is pictured at the Church of San Anton in Madrid on Saint Anthony's Day, Jan. 17, 2012. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on Saint Anthony's Day, for the patron saint of animals. (Pedro Armestre, AFP / Getty Images)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
Revelers ride their horses near by bonfires in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the 'Luminarias' a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
Reveler release a bull with flaming horns during a festival in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in the streets of Gilet, a town near Valencia, Spain, in the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (Alberto Saiz, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A reveler runs away from a bull with flaming horns during a festival in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in the streets of Gilet, a town near Valencia, Spain, in the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (Alberto Saiz, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the 'Luminarias' a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP)
St. Anthony's Day Celebration Blessing of the Animals in Spain
Priest Domiciano Juarranz blesses a dog with holy water in Burgos, Spain Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012. People across Spain bring their animals to be blessed on Saint Anthony day (San Anton), the patron saint of animals. (I. Lopez, AP)
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