A participant holds a burning "rondel" (rolled wicker strainer mat, soaked in oil) during a procession devoted to the virgin of Rondeles, in Casarabonela near Malaga on December 12, 2023 on the eve of the Santa Lucia festival. This tradition, which marks the start of Christmas celebrations, comes from an old procession performed by olive oil millers, who carried their wicker baskets in flames, as an act of thanksgiving to the Holy Shepherdess (Virgin Mary) for the harvest obtained. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)