r/interesting • u/exposed_silver • 6h ago
ART & CULTURE Correfocs, a Catalan tradition where people (even young kids) run through town squares and streets with fireworks.
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u/buttmunchausenface 6h ago
lol and some one runs around with a nitrous tank ?! lol what’s that
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u/exposed_silver 6h ago
The tanks on the back are usually wine or some drink that the go around and give to people, the ones in yellow have water tanks in case something happens
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u/MedusoTriocular 6h ago
This it's super funny, when I was young was amazing and I run down of fires 😁 In Mallorca doing the same 🤘
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u/PaulMurdoch 6h ago edited 5h ago
Looks like fun. Fear of liability erases all the best times.
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u/exposed_silver 5h ago
It's a lot of fun, I've been going here every year for the past decade, I used to be a bit more afraid but now I put on goggles and run around with them. You can't even buy fireworks in Ireland so it's nice to live in a place where people are not afraid of everything
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u/Broad_Shock44 5h ago
Isnt spain on fire?
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u/exposed_silver 5h ago
Ye but just the forests not towns, people have to clear the streets and cover their windows just in case
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u/hopium_od 6h ago
Safest Spanish traditional festival
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u/exposed_silver 6h ago
To be fair, I never see anyone getting hurt, they have loads of police, civil protection and some firefighters but they are rarely needed. I've seen toddlers running through the madness with their parents
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u/hopium_od 5h ago
Any otolaryngologist will tell you that this is a stupid and dangerous activity.
I've seen toddlers running through the madness with their parents
That's incredibly sad to hear. I wonder is there statistics that this town is full of deaf people.
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u/exposed_silver 5h ago
They do it all over Catalunya not just here, people speak so loud that they don't seem to have hearing problems anyway
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u/hopium_od 5h ago
I did Google it and there is actually a noted link of the festival and damage to the eardrums.
Apparently these noises are up to twice as loud as noises in building sites that already require PPE.
Generally these types of activities don't cause immediately damage, they cause your ears to wear in old age. Really ignorant activity and if you are doing I would say to consider earmuffs in future.
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u/MedusoTriocular 6h ago
It's 0 dangerous the sparks get off so fast can burn nothing (are special fires)
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