Correfoc, that's the coolest tradition you'll come across in Barcelona

Dancing with fire in Barcelona
Runs, or rather dances with fire in Barcelona within correfoc

When it comes to correfoc, there are only two groups of people: some love this unusual tradition, others, on the contrary, cannot come up with a name for it and condemn it.

Which one will you join?

What is correfoc or what is it actually about?

Correfoc je Catalan tradition, whose name in literal translation reads "running with fire."

This is one of the activities you can see during festivals and celebrations in the city, when people dress up as all kinds of demons, devils or other monsters and they run around the streets with fiery props such as firecrackers, cannons, rockets or fires. 

Fire show within Correfoc
From some scenes within correfoc eyes will cross you

In each of Barcelona's districts you will come across organized "colles de diables", i.e. gangs of devils who, as part of the city's main celebrations, led by La Mercè they perform: some have a performance rehearsed, others dance unorganized in a circle to the sounds of the drum and the ubiquitous sparks.

Some diabolical performances are closer to a theater show with a clearly defined boundary between the actors and the audience, in others the boundary de facto does not exist and all observers are part of one big fiery party...

How to celebrate correfoc do they look like in barcelona? 

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Instead of a picture, I offer a video that takes you to the center of the action and shows what Barcelona most often looks like when devils and demons are rampaging. 

Visually, this is a very attractive spectacle, I just recommend being careful, especially if you go for it watch with the kids. If you were to throw caution to the wind, quite possibly z correfoc you will suffer an injury... 

I would also recommend long sleeved clothing and pants, which will cover your entire body - you never know what can come from where and it's really better to protect yourself. And quite a few people also take some kind of eye protection (glasses) or ear protection (earplugs): in addition to light sensations, you also have to take into account the noise of people, but especially of cannons. 

If you get over it all and come prepared, you're in for an event with a unique atmosphere that just can't be matched. 

Do you know that they have other interesting customs and traditions in Catalonia? For example human towers castells or giant mannequins named gegants.

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