1. Have you ever been to
The Hell ?
Diables i Correfocs
( Devils and Fire-run )

2. What ?
• Traditional and cultural spectacle
• Firecrackers and fireworks (carretilles)
• Origins in street theatre and people using
fireworks by their own
• Represents the fight between Good and
Evil
• Participative and amazing

3. How ?
• “Actors” using fireworks in their sticks
• Small sticks can hold up to 5 firecrackers
• Main and big stick(s): “ Ceptrot”

4. How ?
• Procession form, going along streets
and main squares
• Actors dancing and jumping at the rithm of drums

5. How ?
• Special dresses
• Unique for every group
• Colour patterns in common in each area
• Materials and design for special protection

6. Where?
• Catalunya, País Valencià and Illes Balears

7. When ?
• Holidays
• Main celebration in town and cities
• Special days
• Sant Joan, 23d June
• Since
• Street theatre with fireworks Medieval Age
(aprox 1400)
• “Correfocs” (actual spectacle) more than one
Century

8. Diables de Vandellos
• Started in 1988
• More than 100 members

9. Lo Boc de Vandellos
• Created in 2004
• One of the beasts
can hold more
firecrackers at the
same time

10. Thank you