This past week was the Hogueras (Bonfire) Festival in Alicante. Sometime when I get the patience to sit down and explain it all, I'll be able to write an explanation. It's something that's hard to describe- you just have to see it for yourself.
Everyday this week at 2PM there was "La Mascleta" which is what the following video shows. The original is about 8 minutes long, but I cut it down to just the end. Throughout the week they have different presentations with the "damas y bellezas" (Alicante representatives). There are 91 "Hogueras" which are the monuments that are built specifically for hogueras, and burned on the 24th. There is an "hoguera" for every few neighborhoods or so.
The whole week was pretty crazy, with all the ceremonies, fireworks, fires, food, dancing, and more.
La Mascelta is famous for the ground trembling under your feet. The people come to feel the earth shake. There's not too much to see, but is really impressive in television from the sky view. Sound gets rather deafening. Turn volume on max for the most 'real' experience...
I think this is the closest I'll get to a war zone...
-mb
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