De eerste batteria San Severese die wij gezien hebben is geschoten door het bedrijf Guiseppe Chiarappa. De batteria lijk in eerste gezicht veel op een lange traca met hier en daar tussendoor wat cakes en candles maar de werkelijkheid is anders. Vavoom die ook met ons in San Severo was heeft een stukje geschreven (in het Engels) over de batteria en de werking ervan. Helaas zie je in het filmpje de finale niet er ging namelijk iets fout met het geluid.
Batterie San Severese @ Via Calabria by Guiseppe Chiarappa
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Vavoom zei:In the region of San Severo a very typical type of fireworks is used. It is
called "La Batteria". These "Batterie" are related to the "Mascletás" from
Valencia (Spain). In short a "Mascletá" consists of several strings of loud
firecrackers, which explode in a certain rhythm working up to a culmination
of explosions. A "Mascletá" is often referred to as "Una Sinfonía del Ruido"
(A Symphony of Noise).
This development can also be seen, heard and felt in a "Batteria", but
instead a "Batteria" is made up of only one string of firecrackers. The
length of a "Batteria" can range from several hundreds of metres to a few
kilometres. They are usually set up in the (small) streets and run along
several streets of a block. The big ones are set up in more open spaces like
townsquares or fields of grass alongside the streets.
Of course, a big "Batteria" contains bigger firecrackers. Mind you, that
some of the largest firecrackers in a big "Batteria" are 3 inch
groundsalutes and filled with high quality (Italian) flashpowder (which
means that they are loud and can be felt at a distance of several tens of
metres). However, no matter the size of the firecrackers in a "Batteria" the
people will try to outrun it (sort of like the bull-running in Pamplona
(Spain)). Definately not my kind of soup, but I just had to experience this
type of event with my own senses (from a respectable distance).
Batterie San Severese @ Via Calabria by Guiseppe Chiarappa
File: wmv
Size: 50Mb
Durtation: 6:13