s ▁from ▁their ▁bal con ies ▁to ▁the ▁crow ds ▁following ▁the ▁saint ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁below . ▁The ▁roll s ▁have ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁some ▁people ▁string ▁them ▁on ▁a ▁ro pe ▁around ▁their ▁body . ▁The ▁festival ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁after ▁a ▁pl ague ▁of ▁ch ol era ▁hit ▁the ▁area . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁wealth y ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁thrown ▁bread ▁and ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁below , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁avoid ▁catch ing ▁the ▁disease . ▁The ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁' b read ▁festival ' ▁is ▁so ▁unusual ▁that ▁is ▁has ▁been ▁declared ▁a ▁F i esta ▁of ▁National ▁Tour ist ▁Interest ▁in ▁And alus ia . ▁ ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁St . ▁Sebastian ▁is ▁celebrated ▁among ▁Catholic ▁communities ▁of ▁Ker ala ▁in ▁India , ▁with ▁lot ▁of ▁eleg ance ▁and ▁colour . ▁Church es ▁are ▁grand ios ely ▁ill umin ated ▁and ▁decor ated , ▁with ▁fire works ▁being ▁a ▁main ▁event ▁in ▁every ▁Catholic ▁home ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁saint . ▁Every ▁parish ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁date ▁of ▁celebr ation , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁Th r iss ur , ▁Er nak ul am , ▁St . ▁Andrew ' s ▁Bas il ica , ▁Ar th unk al ▁and ▁K ott ay am . ▁In ▁Kan jo or ▁Sy ro ▁Mal ab ar ▁Church ▁the ▁fe ast ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁manner ▁with