Published: 08:05 PM,May 03,2018 | EDITED : 02:04 PM,Apr 28,2024
TRADITIONAL RITUAL: Nieves Avila Laguna takes part in the “Las Mayas” festival in Colmenar Viejo near Madrid, Spain. The Mayas, young girls aged between 7 and 11, are required to sit still in a decorated altar derived from pagan rites celebrating the arrival of spring. — AFP