A moss man poses for a picture before the Corpus Christi procession in the small village of Bejar, Spain, on June 7, 2015. Men covered from head to toe in moss have paraded through the streets of Bejar to commemorate a daring raid that local legend says helped liberate their town from Muslim occupation some eight centuries ago. Locals believe that during the reign of King Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155-1214) men camouflaged themselves in moss from local forests to enable them to approach the gates of a Muslim fortress. #

Evangelical believers participate in the 23rd March for Jesus, considered by organizers the most popular Christian event in the world on June 4, 2015, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event brings together about 500,000 people and is carried out by various evangelical churches to celebrate the date of Corpus Christi. #

A figure of a giant stands as revellers dance during the Patum in the Catalan village of Berga, Spain, on June 4, 2015. The Patum of Berga is a popular festival whose origin can be traced to medieval festivities that is celebrated each year in the Catalan city of Berga during Corpus Christi. It consists of a series of dances by townspeople dressed as mystical and symbolical figures accompanied by the rhythm of a drum. #

Members of the Dancing Devils of Naiguata take part in the catholic celebration of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, a popular neighborhood in La Guaira, Vargas state, Venezuela, on June 4, 2015. #

Members of the Dancing Devils of Naiguata take part in the catholic celebration of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, a popular neighborhood in La Guaira, Vargas state, Venezuela, on June 4, 2015. #

People work on sawdust carpets (Alfombras de Serrin) in the early hours along the streets during the Corpus Christi feast on June 7, 2015, in Elche de la Sierra, near Albacete, Spain. The festival, started in 1964, was inspired by carpets of flowers from Catalonia. The sawdust carpets last until the Corpus Christi procession walks through them. #

Villagers walk around a floral carpet on a street during Corpus Christi celebrations in the village of Ponteareas, northwestern Spain, on June 7, 2015. In this traditional religious celebration, dating from 1857, the procession meanders through streets decorated with colourful floral carpets. #

A man makes a traditional "cachiporra", a whip made with grass during the Corpus Christi celebrations in Zahara de la Sierra, Spain, on June 7, 2015. The village of Zahara de la Sierra celebrates the feast of Corpus Christi (or Body of Christ in Latin) by covering the streets and facades of houses with branches of trees and grass. #

Revelers gather around 'Nans Vells', old dwarves in Catalan, during the first day of 'La Patum' Festival on June 5, 2015 in Berga, Spain. The Patum festival's roots are found in the theatrical performances of the Middle Ages and is held in the town of Berga each year during the week of Corpus Christi. The event is believed to date from the second half of the 14th century, although the first written reference to the Corpus celebrations in Berga were made in 1454. #

Firecrackers explode as revelers take part of the dance of the 'Plens', in Catalan, during the first day of 'La Patum' Festival on June 4, 2015, in Berga, Spain. #

A man dressed up as the devil arrives prior to chasing participants during 'El Colacho', the 'baby jumping festival' in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, Spain, on June 7, 2015. El Colacho is a traditional Spanish practice dating back to 1620 that takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi. #

A man dressed in a red and yellow costume representing the devil, known as El Colacho, jumps over babies placed on a mattress during traditional Corpus Christi celebrations in Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, Spain, on June 22, 2014. The northern Spanish town has for centuries chosen to protect its young from evil spirits with the unusual ritual in which a man dressed as the devil leaps over mattresses each holding four or five babies. #