Flama del Canigó
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Flama del Canigó is a traditional Catalan midsummer flame ceremony in which fire lit on Mount Canigou is symbolically carried and shared across Catalan-speaking territories to celebrate cultural unity and the summer solstice.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catalan festival
ⓘ
cultural tradition ⓘ midsummer celebration ⓘ ritual flame ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Diada de Sant Joan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nit de Sant Joan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Catalan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Catalan people ⓘ |
| carriesMotto | “From the Canigou to all Catalan lands” ⓘ |
| celebrates |
Catalan cultural unity
ⓘ
summer solstice ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Flama del Canigó (Catalan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
celebrate community and neighborhood life
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reinforce Catalan identity ⓘ symbolize continuity of Catalan culture ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
distribution of the flame to towns and villages
ⓘ
lighting local bonfires with the Canigou flame ⓘ lighting of the flame on Mount Canigou ⓘ reading of manifestos or messages of unity ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
bonfire
ⓘ
sacred flame ⓘ torch ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
connection between mountain and sea
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transmission of tradition across generations ⓘ unity of Catalan-speaking territories ⓘ |
| involves |
local cultural associations
ⓘ
town councils ⓘ volunteer runners and cyclists ⓘ |
| locatedInCulturalRegion | Catalan Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOn |
23 June
ⓘ
24 June eve ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Mount Canigou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Alguer (Alghero)
NERFINISHED
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Andorra NERFINISHED ⓘ Balearic Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Valencian Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
bonfires of Saint John
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
summer solstice festivals in Europe ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
light overcoming darkness
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renewal and purification ⓘ shared Catalan heritage ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
fire
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lanterns ⓘ torches ⓘ |
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