Men ride horses 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 within the annual “Las Luminarias” festival at the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Madrid, Spain on January 16, 2022. This tradition is being carried on to purify and protect the animals. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
