5 Photo Captions - Jumping Satan

Sometimes it is really hard not to judge. This is one of those times. There is a village in Spain where they have an unusual tradition. We say "village" because villages are where this kind of goofiness typically happens - not in cities, or even proper towns. Maybe a hamlet or two.

We take you to Castrillo de Murcia in northern Spain. For hundreds of years they have performed a ritual whereby a man dressed as the devil jumps over mattresses full of babies. Real babies. Actual babies. Supposedly this wards off evil spirits. Now we're not exactly Castrillo de Murcia apologists, but this may be a good time to ask yourself when was the last Reuters report you read about evil spirits troubling the good citizens of Castrillo de Murcia. Anything? We didn't think so. It is also our unfortunate duty to inform you that every February we all turn to Punxsutawny, Pennsylvania to find out if a groundhog will make winter last longer. Not so high and mighty now, are you?



Douglas's list:

1. "At the end of round four it's Satan Pedro ahead of Satan Eduardo with a jump of 16 feet, 9 inches. And now we'll take a quick break while we add a new layer of babies to the end of each mattress."

2. This ritual is weird but it's really nothing compared to how they do their circumcisions.

3. It is recommended that parents bring their children back at age ten for a leaping Satan booster jump.

4. "Thanks so much, Satan. Could I just get you to initial little Ricardo's day care application form? I know it's silly but they require it along with the reservation fee up front."

5. I don't know, I guess I just always thought that Satan would have a more macho jump.


Philip's list:

1. Despite failing on all of his 637 previous attempts, for some reason the townspeople still let Sergio use their babies for flying practice.

2. No, this isn't an actual cultural tradition. Spanish people just like to see how stupid tourists are.

3. "Oh look how adorable - they're endangering infants for sport."

4. After the last year's incident, baby jumpers are no longer allowed to wear spikes.

5. It was just Julio's luck that he decided to rob the feathers and baguettes store on Put Your Babies In The Street And Take Pictures Of Them Day.

I'm sure we haven't captured every possible description of this airborne Satan wannabe barely clearing a mattress full of Spanish younguns. Please give us your best shots in the Comments section below. This cartoon picture may be your ultimate reward.