Goat throwing
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The Goat throwing is a festival in Manganeses de la Polvorosa
, province of Zamora, Spain
where a group of young men throws a live goat
from the top of a church. A crowd below catches the flying goat with a canvas sheet. Animal rights groups have demanded the end of this festival several times.
Manganeses de la Polvorosa
Manganeses de la Polvorosa is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 812 inhabitants.- See also :* Goat throwing...
, province of Zamora, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
where a group of young men throws a live goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
from the top of a church. A crowd below catches the flying goat with a canvas sheet. Animal rights groups have demanded the end of this festival several times.