The 'Rapa das bestas' festival in Sabucedo dates back to the 15th century and is held every year in the first week of July
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00:00More and more people are flocking to an annual Spanish horse festival celebrating what they describe as the noble
00:07confrontation between man and horse
00:09The festival dates back to the 15th century and is held every year in the first week of July
00:15We come and we like it a lot, every year. I've been coming since I was a little girl and now my son loves it too. We repeat it all the time.
00:26It's impressive, it's impressive. To see it on TV, to see it live, it's impressive. But it's very beautiful and the tradition is beautiful.
00:32And for what it is, for the reason it is, to take care of the horses, very good, very good, the truth is that very good.
00:37At the celebration, young people from Sabucedo and its surrounding area head to the mountains at dawn.
00:44Their goal is to find wild horses living in the area, bring them back to the village and cut their manes.
00:52When night falls, attendees come together to enjoy food, music and wine.