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Cascamorras: Welcome to Spain's grease fest
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Revellers covered in grease take part in the annual Cascamorras festival in Baza, southern Spain. (Reuters Photo)
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Every year on September 6, a villager from Guadix dresses as an oddball character called 'Cascamorras' and travels the three kilometres to the village of Baza, flanked by a team of representatives. (AFP Photo)
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The oddball character called 'Cascamorras' then stages an attempt to recapture the statue of the Virgen de la Piedad before returning to Guadix after three days to be punished by the locals for his failure. (Reuters Photo)
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People covered in black grease congregate around a black banner during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras. (AFP Photo)
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People covered in black grease push a man into a drum during the traditional festivities of Cascamorras. (AFP Photo)
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People climb a hill as they celebrate Cascamorras in Baza. (AFP Photo)
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