On the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula there is a custom of celebrating the summer solstice with night-time festivities in which things that are no longer useful are burnt and evil spirits are summoned to flee from our surroundings. One part of the festival is the "correfocs", literally fire-running, in which demons chase the attendees with small fireworks. Normally these demons are dressed in crude costumes and masks that try to produce terror among those who dare to defy them.
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En el litoral mediterráneo de la península ibérica existe la costumbre de celebrar el solsticio de verano con unas fiestas nocturnas en las que se queman las cosas que ya no son útiles y se invoca a los malos espíritus a huir de nuestro entorno. Una parte de la fiesta son los "correfocs", literalmente corre fuegos, en el que los demonios van persiguiendo a los asistentes con pequeños fuegos artificiales. Normalmente estos demonios van disfrazados de una manera tosca y con caretas que tratan de producir terror entre los que se atreven a desafiarlos.
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