It is about Correfoc, a very popular valencian tradition.
El Campello
Moors & Christians Festival begins
with the “correfocs” on 8th of October every year.
If you’ve
ever had the chance to witness a correfoc you’ll know just how impressive these
traditional pyrotechnical displays are. Evolved from a medieval practice known
as Ball de Diables,
the correfoc is a
popular performance in which Good and Evil come head to head in a spectacular
way.
What is it?
The correfoc,
literally meaning ‘fire-running,’ is a type of open-air performance during
which people dressed as devils and other monstrous creatures dance to the sound
of a rhythmic drum group and and spew
out sparks from fireworks attached to forks among crowds of spectators.
The spectators that participate dress to protect themselves
against small burns and attempt to get as close as possible to the devils,
running with the fire. Other spectators will watch from "safe"
distances, rapidly retreating as necessary.
The correfocs
come in all shapes and sizes, and each town may have its own customs and
traditions with regard to how the correfoc
is carried out. Usually each town will have its own collection of monstrous
creations that reappear year after year to the delight (or fright) of the local
participants. In larger correfocs there is usually a
central float from which the fireworks are distributed and which serves as the
central base for the devils. In smaller correfocs, each devil has their own supply of fireworks and
disperses them themselves through the crowd as they wish.
The correfoc is a very popular valencian tradition always
seen at neighbourhood fiestas.
If you want to see the students' reports on 8th October. Correfocs click here: https://twinspace.etwinning.net/70778/pages/page/448310