New Year’s Day Mascleta Valencia from Valencia Blog on Vimeo.
What a way to start the new year. Now there is nothing to look forward to since this was the biggest Mascletà of the upcoming year.
We love Mascletàs but we would like to know what you think? Please comment.
JasonWD wrote,
Did you see that some people got hit by shrapnel? That is a first for me; to see people hurt. they seemed in good spirits though!
Link | January 1st, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Reddit this Mascleta Random Friends | Random Good Stuff wrote,
[...] Valencia made up for the missing fireworks and started the new year with the biggest Mascleta (Sound Fireworks). Which got rid of my hangover! Watch the video [...]
Link | January 2nd, 2009 at 10:06 am
valencia blog wrote,
Yeah – we actually saw that something was going on but it makes sense now. For Fallas last year there was one firework hitting the ground not too far from us. Nothing happened though.
Link | January 2nd, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Vicent wrote,
JasonWD, getting hurt during celebrations doesn’t seem to be much of a problem for us Valencians…
Check the “cordà” in Paterna: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZxDwDM-j5U
Link | January 2nd, 2009 at 7:50 pm
valencia blog wrote,
Vicent, this looks like fun anf scary as hell. When is it exactly? Do you have more information for us.
Link | January 3rd, 2009 at 9:24 am
Vicent wrote,
Well, it’s done on several towns so the date changes from one to another… But the one in the video, in Paterna (the most famous cordà), is held the last Sunday of August. Be extremely careful if you go there, 45 people were injured last year.
In most towns, this tradition was prohibited years ago after some tourists died; in exchange, they’ve got something called “correfocs”, completely harmless but funny as hell (literally).
Link | January 3rd, 2009 at 6:31 pm
valencia blog wrote,
Oh .. there was one correfoc in Valencia for Jaume. How did we miss that? It looks like fun. How do people find out about all the stuff going on in Valencia?
Link | January 3rd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
James wrote,
It’s hard to explain how cool Mascletas are to someone who’s never seen one. I think it’s the smell in the air of buring paper and gunpowder, the excitement of the crowd, the vibration of each concussion exploiding overhead to start. My wife is Valenciana and I fell in love with Valencia and Fallas and the most wonderful fireworks I have ever seen my very first visit.
Link | January 5th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Banana Firecracker Boy | Random Good Stuff wrote,
[...] Mascleta + Dude above = Now we are talking! [...]
Link | January 9th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Bananen Knaller | Totalblogal wrote,
[...] Mascleta + Typ siehe oben = Beeindrucken! [...]
Link | January 9th, 2009 at 3:38 pm