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: Fleeing to a stone cross (Cruceiro), common at Galician crossroads, which serves as a holy sanctuary.

The Santa Compaña (Holy Company) involves a living person carrying a cross or cauldron, followed by the souls of the dead, moving through villages at night. Folklorist Antonio Fraguas described it as “a mandatory wandering without rest.” This enforced nocturnal movement parallels the modern concept of “night crawling” – aimless, forbidden, or ritualized walking after midnight. fu10 the galician night crawling free