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6/10/2002: the jump of the Colacho
Yep, it's another MSNBC image: Carlos Esteban Estebanez jumps over six babies June 2 during El Salto del Colacho, or "the Jump of the Colacho," in the Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia. The Colacho represents a devil who takes evil away from the babies as he jumps over them. The traditional ceremony, celebrating the season of Corpus Christi, goes back to medieval times.
The question I have is: do they do it now just out of tradition, or do they still feel it has religious significance?
dave Monday Jun 10 01:24 PM
What happens if he jumps short and his heel plows through one of the kid's foreheads?
Or if he trips right before he gets there and tumbles in to all of those babies?
Or if his back foot is a little low to the ground and hooks one of them under the chin?
I think I'll skip this tradition. 
blase Monday Jun 10 01:56 PM
I wouldn't worry about that, he's obviously a professional as the suit and the beat up shoes can attest.
Torrere Monday Jun 10 02:35 PM
The woman in the vibrant, many-colored shirt is probably the mother of one of those babies.
elSicomoro Monday Jun 10 09:14 PM
My old parish in St. Louis did a Corpus Christi procession every year...God, I hated that.
Griff Tuesday Jun 11 08:16 AM
Heh heh. You'll be happy to find that I participated in one at the cathedral in Scranton this year. I read the General Intercessions in front of my largest crowd yet. I nailed it, didn't even fall down on the marble floor... I can see how it could be a disruption in a neighborhood though.
jaguar Tuesday Jun 11 09:22 AM
| The woman in the vibrant, many-colored shirt is probably the mother of one of those babies. |
elSicomoro Tuesday Jun 11 10:39 AM
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Originally posted by Griff Heh heh. You'll be happy to find that I participated in one at the cathedral in Scranton this year. I read the General Intercessions in front of my largest crowd yet. I nailed it, didn't even fall down on the marble floor... I can see how it could be a disruption in a neighborhood though. |
"For our Pope, John Paul, our Archbishop Justin (Rigali), and all other church leaders, let us pray to our Lord..."
...and then I just drew them out to 4 or 5 from there.
Corpus Christi though...ugh. We used to participate as part of our Scout troop. Three people in the neighborhood built altars/homages. And it was incredibly hot. And here we are, standing, kneeling, marching. One of the Knights of Columbus members passed out. And then I had to carry this heavy ass flag through the streets. I don't miss that.
spinningfetus Tuesday Jun 11 11:19 AM
For us Heathens:
What exactly is Corpus Christi and why do you celebrate it?
elSicomoro Tuesday Jun 11 11:33 AM
Re: For us Heathens:
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Originally posted by spinningfetus What exactly is Corpus Christi and why do you celebrate it? |
elSicomoro Tuesday Jun 11 11:35 AM
Oh, and it is also a large city in south Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico.
warch Tuesday Jun 11 02:12 PM
But see... How do you get from the body of Christ to hoppin' Colachos. (hmm sounds kinda tasty)
What older belief and ritual merged with Christianity to give us this behavior? That would be the interesting thing to know- like protecting babies with coral, protective eye charms or tiger hats.
Griff Tuesday Jun 11 03:45 PM
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Originally posted by warch But see... How do you get from the body of Christ to hoppin' Colachos. (hmm sounds kinda tasty) What older belief and ritual merged with Christianity to give us this behavior? That would be the interesting thing to know- like protecting babies with coral, protective eye charms or tiger hats. |
warch Tuesday Jun 11 04:28 PM
Hmm. El Colacho is a masked diablo character and carries a horse tail whip and pesters those in the street through out the fiesta. He leaps the babies as he's chased symbolically by the Eucarista. Apparently the leap particularly protects the babies from hernias.
Undertoad Tuesday Jun 11 05:38 PM
Yeah, I was thinkin' along the same lines: Gimma a Colacho Supreme with no onions, and a Coke.
warch Tuesday Jun 11 05:44 PM
You'll have to super size it for the best hernia protection. Oh, and get the cinnamon crispas.
blowmeetheclown Thursday Jun 13 09:49 AM
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Originally posted by sycamore Oh, and it is also a large city in south Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico.
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