The Generalitat of Catalonia, through its Department of Culture, includes the origin of the Valencian pyrotechnics tradition In an official document housed in its Web page entitled ‘The festive framework in Catalonia, pyrotechnics and its uses at the party’in which the Castellonse town of Morella also catalogs as “Catalan geography”.
The memory, signed by the Center for Documentation of the Patrimoni I the Carrutxa Memòria and that can be consulted on the Catalan government website chaired by the socialist Salvador Illa, places the origin of the pyrotechnics in Valencia after the change of the military use of the gunpowder For the holiday in shows and public events, mainly religious. «The story of Festive pyrotechnics in our country It covers more than five centuries, ”explains the author.
The first reference made by the document at the birth of pyrotechnics, within the festive framework of fire in Catalonia, passes through the city of Valencia of the fourteenth century, where its archbishop ordered that the representation of the Pentecosta It had to be carried out only once during the holiday and without the use of rockets, in allusion to the artifact that descended from the roof of the cathedral.
He also points out that during a visit to Valencia in 1394 of King Juan I of Castile, “a great dragon was built that threw fire in the mouth”, which shows that the use of rockets in festive events was fully broadcast in the century XV in the Catalan territory, where it includes the capital of Turia.
On the other hand, the document that is available in the Department of Culture of the Generalitat Catalan also recounts what is the starting point of the iconic Mascletà de las Fallaswhich places in the “Valencià country”-the non-statutory denomination-and links it to the historical context after the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1714) and the victory of Felipe V.
According to the aforementioned narration, after the defeat of the Austracists and the imposition of the new plant decrees, the Manufacture of cannons and firearms In the region. The legend quoted by the writing suggests that, due to the restriction, the pieces of the old cannons would have been reused for festive events, thus giving rise to the first manifestations of what was subsequently known as Mascletà, tradition deeply rooted in the popular festivals of Valencia and that has been appropriate sometimes by Catalan independence entities as a cultural buse.
Beyond the failures, it describes how from the last quarter of the twentieth century, the ‘fire groups’ began to expand from Catalonia to other regions “such as the Valencià country, the Balearic Islands and the North Catalonia”, serving as a reference the «Diable balls»Traditional Catalans and modern street theater recreations. A movement that generated festive expressions adapted to the local contexts of the Valencian region, according to the document, where the dimonis were incorporated as a usual part of many major parties, performing similar roles to those of Catalonia.
In parallel, he mentions the Castellonense town of Morella As an outstanding place where festive manifestations linked to fire have already been developed and the diable ball, the theatrical representation of the struggle between good and evil. The document considers this municipality of the Valencian Community as part of the «Catalan geography».
Identity Signs Law in Process
To protect the symbols of the Valencian Community, the autonomous government that presides Carlos Mazón He plans to approve an identity law that serves to give legal coverage to the use of the unofficial denomination of ‘Valencian Country’. It is an electoral commitment of the PP for this legislature, which aims to recover the norm that was repealed in 2015 by the Consell of the Socialist Ximo Puig, in coalition with Compromís and Podemos.
The aforementioned law established the prohibition of giving public grants to entities that would not use the Official Denomination of the Valencian Community. His philosophy, according to official sources from the regional government to ABC, will focus on preserving symbols, language and traditions, from respect for cultural diversity and the dissemination of historical heritage.
In addition, it will also strengthen another law that regulates official symbols, such as flag and hymn and demand the «Maximum respect»By the official denomination enshrined by the Statute of Autonomy. Mazón emphasized that the new law “has to talk about our roots and what characterizes us as Valencians, Alicante and Castellonenses” and pointed out that “it will be incomplete if it does not refer to as a sign of identity of the Valencian people to how we relate, cooperativism of our territory ».
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