Pets also have a pattern that protects and ensures health. This is San Antón Abad whose festival, the San Antón Porrata , was signed by all high Sunday with procession, exhibition and blessing of pets in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Plaza de Toros de Alicante final act of the parties oldest city, the d the B Arius San Antón.
As the story goes, this saint was born in Egypt in the current year 251, and died in 356 AD, the 105 years old. It is said that when he was 20, divided his possessions among the poor, founded several monasteries and dedicated to the ascetic life and animal welfare. Legend has it that one day, returning to a miracle, a pig grabbed the hem of her robe to give attention to the blind and crippled pig, at that time, the animal was cured and, thereafter, became his trusty company. This earned him the nickname of San Antonio del Porquet, the tradition of the pig raffle " (almost extinct today) and patronage of all pets.
Today was a day to wear the best clothes for pets, which, well sheltered to withstand unusually intense cold that prevailed today in Alicante (8 º C maximum, brrrr !!!), were near Valencia Street, the Plaza de Toros, the Panteón de Quijano, ... walking with their proud owners around the posts of Porrata, sweets and nuts artisans themselves this holiday.
In the Roman world, where no pets were missing households of all types and backgrounds,
the Protecting these animals was the goddess Epona , whose feast was celebrated on December 18 .
Here the most important details of its history and powers (I recommend clicking on the image below to display all its contents):
Here also some signs of iconographic representation of this goddess in Roman art:
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