Goat throwing
goat throwing spanish lanzamiento de cabra desde campanario salto de la cabra festival celebrated town manganese de la polvorosa province zamora spain fourth sunday january festival coincided commemoration saint vincent martyr unclear tradition throwing goat belfry church saint vincent martyr town manganese de la polvorosa began festival coincided commemoration saint vincents saint day year local resident threw live goat top church crowd would catch falling goat canvas sheet goat survived fall goat survived revered paraded small village becoming local legend year come event organized young men turned eligible military service event inspired legend state priest goat whose milk fed poor fell tower landed safely another story say goat made way belfry eat food left dove lost footing fell goat landed hoof disappeared wood spain number festival involve sort animal cruelty among burning bull donkey baiting shaving beast galicia garrotting galgos quail catapulting day goose running bull bull fighting year animal right group demanded end practice throwing goat local governor banned toss villager used rope lower goat went back dropping goat church practice banned toy plush goat thrown celebration animal right cruelty animal pain animal spaniard wont throw goat ap january – via cbs news goat survives traditional toss town tower deseret news january