January 19 Get your pets blessed at the San Antón fiestas in Fuente Álamo
Bulldogs baptised, goldfish glorified and cats canonised at the animal-blessing ceremony in Fuente Álamo this January!
On Sunday January 19, 2025, the town of Fuente Álamo is celebrating the feast of San Antón with a traditional blessing by the local parish priest of animals and pets in the town square.This will be preceded by a 'romería' pilgrimage starting at 10am in the Plaza de la Constitución.
The mass will take place afterwards in the Paraje Los Gómez at 12pm, midday. Then there will be tapas of a tasty rice dish handed out to participants... while stocks last!
The day's events are organised by the Hermandad Virgen Del Rosario Fuente Álamo religious brotherhood, with the collaboration of Caja Rural Regional bank.
San Antón is the patron saint of animals because, according to legend, he was accompanied all his life by a wild pig after the saint performed the miracle of restoring sight to his wild boars.
For this reason, the image of San Antón is represented with a tamed pig at his feet, an image that also makes him the protector of animals.
Many towns in Murcia and Spain mark the occasion of the saint's Name Day by blessing animals and pets that are brought to them in a large, noisy and sometimes messy ceremony which is one of those strange sights to behold that could only happen in Spain.
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Image: Ayuntamiento de Fuente Álamo
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