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Picture This Spanish Moss

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The Spanish town of Bejar in the Salamanca province celebrated Corpus Christi on Sunday, where the Hombres de Musgo, or "Moss Men," are a traditional part of the local religious procession. Legend has it that Christians were able to reconquer the town and pass the Muslim guards in 1397 by camouflaging themselves with moss.

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