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Bal-musette
Byrrh - apéritif Catalan
Canigou and Kipling
Castells and castellers
Catalan donkey stickers
Correfocs
Do you live near a prat?
Don’t shoot! It’s a rifle!
Els Segadors - Catalan National Anthem
Get your boules out!
Havaneres
Le correllengua
Llevant de taula
Solar Sorède
The Albigensian Crusade
The Catalan ’ada’
The history of the olive tree
The meaning of Argelès
The Palais des Rois de Majorque
The Sardane
The Via Domitia
Winds of the Pyrénées-Orientales
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Correfocs

A ‘correfoc’ is a Catalan tradition which ensures that any festival goes with a bang! Its meaning of "fire run" really says it all! It consists of a parade through the streets, accompanied by loud music, bangers… a fiesta of sparklers, firecrackers, and roman candles with colles de diables, - groups of devils - who dance amongst the crowds as they play with fire and set off their fireworks, amidst a shower of sparks. Great atmosphere, great fun but can be very frightening for small children and animals. Wear a hat and clothes that will protect you from the sparks. (Although there is usually a fireman or two there to put you out if the worst comes to the worst!!)


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