[Leica] Correfocs - Sitges Festa Major

[Don Dory]

A very informative set.  I really do get the feel of being there.  I second
on the most eye grabbing image, the close up of the spinning gold fireworks.

On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 1:09 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> 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>
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> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023102.jpg.html
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023141.jpg.html
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> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023143.jpg.html
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> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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> The Drums
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023149.jpg.html
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> 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
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> Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA
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> A drummer
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023156.jpg.html
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> Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA
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> Young people
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023165.jpg.html
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> 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
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> Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm
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> Funny young people
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023167.jpg.html
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
>
> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>
> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
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