Els sons del foc: la pirotècnia a les festes. III Simposi de Focs Festius a la Mediterrània

Els sons del foc: la pirotècnia a les festes, collects the presentations and communications presented at the III Simposi Internacional de Focs Festius de la Mediterrània which took place on April 13, 14 and 15 in the city of Gandia, the Valencian cultural capital 2017/2018. The symposium, organized by the Department of Culture of Gandia City Council, has the collaboration of the Department of Culture of the Generalitat Valenciana and the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The initiative served as a meeting point and reflection on the presence of pyrotechnics in traditional celebrations linked to fire, with special dedication to the legislative framework and the transformations that are taking place in the festive world from it’s application

The traditional and ancestral link between pyrotechnics and the party has produced a large number of unique festive events throughout the Mediterranean. The survival of the long history of popular involvement is currently conditioned by the adaptation to the regulations on the use of festive pyrotechnics, which threatens its participative aspect. Reflections, research and expert testimony are collected in the sixteen presentations and communications presented at the III Festive Fires Symposium of the Mediterranean, held in Gandia, where tradition was discussed and where the roadmap for the future of the party was presented.