A look inside Spain’s black paint festival

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Participants throw black paint over each other

A woman, painted with black grease, takes part at the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras festival in Baza, Spain. AP

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Participants throw black paint over each other for several hours every September 6 in the small town of Baza, in the southern province of Granada. AP

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The “Cascamorras” represents a thief who attempted to steal a religious image from a local church. People try to stop him, chasing him and throwing black paint as they run through the streets. AP

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Boys painted with black grease celebrate during the festival. AP

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In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, boys painted with black grease stand on top of a hill during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras festival in Baza,… AP

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A couple painted with black grease kiss each other as they take part at the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras. AP

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People celebrate during ‘Cascamorras’. AP

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In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, people painted with black grease gather on top of a hill as they take part in the traditional festivities of the… AP

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In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, men painted with black grease celebrate during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras festival in Baza, Spain. During the Cascamorras Festival,… AP

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In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, people painted with black grease celebrate during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras festival in Baza, Spain. During the Cascamorras Festival,… AP

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Boys painted with black grease celebrate. AP

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In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, people painted with black grease celebrate during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras festival in Baza, Spain. During the Cascamorras Festival,… AP

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In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, people painted with black grease celebrate during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras festival in Baza, Spain. During the Cascamorras Festival,… AP