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Correfoc in Barcelona
Correfocs (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌkorəˈfɔks], Western Catalan: [ˌkoreˈfɔks]); literally in English "fire-runs") are among the most striking features present in Catalan festivals. In the correfoc, a group of individuals will dress as devils and light fireworks. While dancing to the drums of a traditional gralla, they will set off their fireworks among crowds of spectators.
Correfoc in ValenciaThe correfoc can come in many forms. Some are simple parades using fireworks and effigies of the devil. In Sitges, it is common for a crowd to line a street, while participants run through a tunnel of fireworks. In Barcelona and Tarragona, the correfoc is run during the Festival of La Mercè, in September.
Another typical Catalan folkloric expression of this sort takes place in L'Arboç. The highlight of the village's feast is the Carretillada. In the evening of the feast day, the town square is made to look like Hell. For nearly half an hour, "devils" burn their carretilles (carts), jumping around ceaselessly, while a large "sceptre of Lucifer" and the "pitchfork of the Diablessa (she-devil)" shoot fire-jets and other pyrotechnics. Every year, the carretillada is a bit different, because the 'colla' (group) does not give up novelties that are added each year to add to the spectacle.
See also
- Ball de diables
- Falles
- Bonfires of Saint John
- Moros i cristians
External links
- Correfoc images
- Els Ducs del Foc (Catalan)
- Colla del Basilisc (Catalan)
- Grup del Correfoc del Follet i la Fantasma de Sant Feliu de Codines (Catalan)
- Xaldiga de Manresa (Catalan)
- Ball de diables de L'Arboç
- Correfoc photos and films
- Fills de Satanàs de l'Spelunca Diabòlica
- Aquelarre de Cervera
- Dimonis de l'Avern
- Federació de Dimonis i Diables del País Valencià
- Great Devils in Panamá
- Senyors del foc, Castelló d'Empúries, Catalunya
- La Merce Part 3
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