Crazy: Riding a Horse Through a Bonfire Like It’s No Big Thing On the eve of Saint Anthony’s Day, hundreds ride their horses trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome de Pinares in Spain during the ‘Luminarias,’ a traditional festival that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. Shorter St. Anthony’s Day-goers: Hey, ride your horse with us through a bonfire because religion or something. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) SEE ALSO: • These Duck-Sized Horses Are Ready to Fight Horse-Sized Ducks • The Best Man-Horse Dressage Reenactment You’ll See Today (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) Yeah, that looks … healthy and reasonable and wise. HVculture HVCulture is our bin for all things Culture.