Festival pays tribute to St Sebastian

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Piornal - 20 January 2016
1. Various of man being dressed up as 'Jarramplas'
2. Men putting armour on man dressed as Jarramplas
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Armando Vicente, Jarramplas 2016:
"I'm 'Jarramplas' this year, after waiting for a long time, 10 years waiting and it is a proud moment for me. I'm really going for it because this is the most beautiful thing that exists."
4. Various of Jarramplas and people paying tribute to Saint Sebastian
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Celia (no surname given), villager:
"For me 'Jarramplas' is the most important festival. We were born here, we have grown up with Jarramplas so it is a different feeling. I guess that in each town they have a special feeling for their festivals, but for us it is a lot more, because I think it is one of the most participatory festivals that we have."
6. Villagers on balcony
7. People marching and singing
8. Close of turnips on the ground
9. People chanting and holding up turnips
10. People putting 'head' on Jarramplas
11. People throwing turnips at Jarramplas
12. Low angle of people walking, turnips in gutter in middle of street
13. Various of people throwing turnips at another 'Jarramplas'
14. Crowd following Jarramplas and throwing turnips
STORYLINE:
Hoards of Catholic faithful gathered on the streets of Piornal, in Spain, on Wednesday to pelt the demonic 'Jarramplas' with turnips.
According to local folklore, the Jarramplas was a cattle thief, and on Saint Sebastian Day locals are chosen to dress up in fibreglass armour, a colourful suit and horned devil mask, so villagers can punish them with a barrage of vegetables.
It is difficult to know the origin of the festival; many villagers have different versions.
Some say that the festival comes from the mythological punishment inflicted by Hercules on Cacus; others say that the festival stems from the traditions of native Americans.
Others have suggested that the Jarramplas is a representation of Saint Sebastian himself.
Whatever its beginnings, the festival is a cherished event among the residents of Piornal.
Some 9-thousand turnips are expected to be thrown this year, and around 18-thousand kilos (40-thousand pounds) have been made available, according to local media.
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