The story
Jarramplas in Piornal
Each January in Piornal, a costumed figure known as Jarramplas walks the streets in a devil mask and ribboned suit while townspeople pelt him with turnips at close range over two days tied to the feast of Saint Sebastian, a role held with pride by specific local families across generations despite the custom's disputed origins.
Piornal's Jarramplas festival centers on a single costumed figure who spends two days each January being pelted with turnips by the rest of the town, a custom that looks startling to outsiders but follows a fixed, well-understood ritual structure rather than genuine hostility.