El Campello: Saint Anthony blessings for creatures massive and small. Picture: Ayuntamiento de El Campello.
On January 14, El Campello organised an animal blessing ceremony for the patron saint of animals, San Anton.
The city witnessed a terrific turnout with round 100 horses and mares, in addition to quite a few canine, cats, birds, an eagle, and even an owl collaborating.
The festivities commenced with an equestrian tour that includes horses and mares from varied areas, parading by way of the city centre and alongside the Carrer La Mar promenade.
Following the Mass, the blessing of animals and pets passed off.
El Campello marked itself as the primary city within the Alicante area to have a good time Sant Antoni del Porquet with this occasion.
Sant Antoni del Porquet is among the most celebrated festivals within the Valencian Neighborhood.
Saint Anthony, a Third-century saint recognized for his ascetic life within the Egyptian desert, grew to become widespread for his affiliation with agricultural duties and animals, being invoked as their protector.
Represented with a workers, ascetic clothes, the Tau cross, and sometimes depicted with a pig or wild boar at his ft, Saint Anthony is commemorated for his care of animals.
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