TRADITION trumped the law as Jaen townsfolk kept up their annual turkey tossing custom in Cazalilla.
Despite animal protection protests and laws, the bird was still thrown off a 35-foot high church roof in celebration of Dia de San Blas.
Good fortune is believed to come to the one who catches the turkey – this year the bird landed safely in the arms of 21-year-old Manuel Jesus Robles.
He would set his lucky catch free on his land and help it reach “a ripe old age”.
Robles promised he would set his lucky catch free on his land and help it reach “a ripe old age”.
Plain-clothed Guardia Civil stood in the crowd and kept a birds-eye view on events.
Last year’s turkey tosser was fined 2,001 euros.
Costa Blanca Floods Update
The Olive Press reporting live from Ontinyent for BBC One this morning.
03:43
WATCH: Man risks his life saving car on steep incline as flash floods hit during Costa Blanca storms
00:51
WATCH: Cars swept down 3m-high weir as rainfall exceeding 400mm hammers Costa Blanca village
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British family with toddlers 'trapped' for 12 hours as floodwaters rage in Spain's Costa Blanca
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Segura river breaks its banks in numerous locations as Costa Blanca is hit by flash floods
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Clariano river bursts its banks in Ontinyent after more than 400 l/m² of rainfall recorded
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Four people rescued from AP-7 tunnel in Pilar de la Horadada after it flooding in just 20 minutes
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WATCH: Water gushes through toilets and sinks at Costa Blanca hospital during gota fría storm
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Tossers, well-named