Goat throwing

Goat throwing (in Spanish: Lanzamiento de cabra desde campanario or Salto de la cabra) was a festival in Manganeses de la Polvorosa, province of Zamora, Spain, celebrated on the fourth Sunday of January, where a group of young men threw a live goat from the top of a church. A crowd below would then catch the falling goat with a canvas sheet. The event is inspired by a legend that states that a goat, which miraculously fed the poor with its milk, fell out of the tower, but landed safely.[1]

Animal rights groups demanded the end of this festival several times,[2][3] until the practice was banned in 2000. A toy plush goat was thrown in the 2014 celebration.[4]

See also

References
  1. Parkin, Benjamin (16 March 2015). "From baby-jumping to goat throwing: Spain's most raucous festivals". EasyVoyage.com. Easy Voyage. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Goat Throwing in Spain (Archived October 7, 2011, at WebCite)
  3. "Spanish ceremony gets Lorelay's goat", BBC News, January 25, 1998
  4. Y una cabra saltó desde el campanario en Manganeses de la Polvorosa in benavente.es


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