Clowns roll 5 km like a croquette in viral 'pilgrimage'

Rolling 5 km like a croquette: the most absurd pilgrimage

What drives a person to travel five kilometres by rolling over and over, like a croquette in a frying pan? The answer, according to the videos circulating online, is that there is no answer. Just a group of clowns, mattresses and a pilgrimage that defies logic.

The phenomenon, dubbed the "croquette pilgrimage", consists of moving forward by rolling without using your limbs. Along the route, which stretches to five kilometres, the main character keeps spinning on their axis, causing dizziness and, according to some comments, more than a few stumbles. The scene is so absurd that it has sparked all kinds of reactions: from those who compare it to the old pilgrimages made on knees, to those who wonder whether the rolling isn't meant to avoid being breaded in something worse.

The role of August sin Fronteras

The group accompanying the roller belongs to August sin Fronteras (Clowns Without Borders), an organisation known for bringing humour to conflict zones. Here, the humour is pushed to the limit: attendees place mattresses along the route so the "croquette" doesn't get hurt, though some point out that it's actually them who end up wrecked from moving the mattresses around so much.

Reactions and comparisons

The reactions were not long in coming. Some recall that in their home regions, people used to walk on their knees all the way to a hermitage, and there's no shortage of those who compare the rolling to the goal celebrations of a football match. The question many are asking is whether the rolling isn't meant to avoid being breaded in something worse, but the show goes on.

In the end, every era has its rituals. Ours, at least, don't require ruined knees or promises of faith. Just a good rolling pin and an imaginary frying pan.