
I have discovered in the two years I have been living in Spain that sometimes the Spanish do very weird things. My (very British) idea of a festival or celebration involves drink, music, possibly dancing and often a speech. The Spanish like to throw fireworks, build towers out of humans, get carried around in coffins and jump over babies (all things that actually happen in yearly festivals). I have also discovered that a very large number of Spanish festivals involve throwing things. I have no...