8. El Colacho (Baby Jumping Festival), Spain👶
In the center of the small Spanish village, there has been a peculiar celebration since the 1620s. During El Colacho, men dressed as devils jump over babies on beds. Sound strange and kind of scary, right?
But, this odd ritual is thought to protect the infants from bad spirits and absolve them of original sin. Viewers are both horrified and captivated by this mash-up of Catholic and pagan rituals.