A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

First day of A Rapa Das Bestas, July 4, 2025, in O Celeiro, Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. The moment of the departure to look for the "bestas" marks the beginning of A Rapa das Bestas. This is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to deworm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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