[Leica] Correfocs - Sitges Festa Major

[Philippe]

All in colour !!!! WONDERFUL !!!!!

My ultra favorite is 
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023155.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023155.jpg.html>

Ah, Lluis, qu’est-ce que je suis content que tu aies retrouvé ta boîte de couleurs :-)

Amities

Philippe



> Le 27 août 2019 à 20:09, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
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> I’ve been some days in Sitges where it was the “Festa Major” (The popular Yearly City Festival), in Spain it is traditional celebrate this Fiesta with Giants and “Caps Grossos” (Big Heads), mainly in Catalonia where additionaly there are the “correfocs”, literal translation would be “Running Fires”, people is dressed as demons with fires, I assist to these Fiestas at least from 1970 and never has been an accident, here I have selected 19 pictures, I hope you enjoy them. You can see them indivdually or pas to the follow with the arrow.
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> Some of you who have been here, I think in 2013 (Geoff, Alastair, Greg ….), has already saw this Fiesta in Sitges
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> The called Giants
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023096.jpg.html>  
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023102.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> My grandaughter dancing with a "Cap Gros" (Big Head)
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023124.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> My grandson dancing with a "Cap Gros" (Big Head)
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023128.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> The "correfocs" (Fire-Running) dressed as demons
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023136.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> The "correfocs" (Fire-Running) dressed as demons in action
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023138.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023141.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023143.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> The Drums
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023149.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA
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> The "Drag" (Dragon) doing a big fire
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023155.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA
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> A drummer
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023156.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA
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> Young people
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023165.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm
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> Young people with the traditional hats for the Fiesta
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023166.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm
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> Funny young people
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023167.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm
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> A dancer of the typical dances
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023179.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Elmarit Asph. 28mm
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> Typical dance called "Ball de Bastons" (Cane Dance)
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023187.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Elmarit Asph. 28mm
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> Traditional representation called “La Moixiganga”
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023190.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> The Typical orchestra (Banda) and my grandsons dancing
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023193.jpg.html>
> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
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> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
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