World | festival Oh, Baby! Jumpers Ward Off Devil Men dressed as demons soar over infants in festival By Matt Cantor Posted May 26, 2008 11:03 AM CDT Copied A man representing the devil and dressed in a traditional red and yellow costume, known as El Colacho, jumps over babies placed on a mattress in Castrillo de Murcia, Spain, Sunday. (AP Photo/Israel L.Murillo) Men dressed as demons leapt over rows of placid babies in a Spanish village yesterday in a rite intended to protect them from evil spirits. During a festival marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi, infants lie on mattresses as long-jumpers in red-and-yellow costumes fly over them. No one was hurt in the annual event, the BBC reports. The village of Castrillo de Murcia has staged the ritual since 1620. Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Report an error