La Patum, a creed of ceremonial and fire
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https://doi.org/10.5944/eeii.vol.4.n.6.2017.18870Keywords:
La Patum, Berga, Corpus Christi, Protocol, Ecclesiastic liturgy, Civic ceremonial, Patum rite, Unesco and FolkloreAbstract
The masterpiece of Berga city is inspired by its origins. It respects the Corpus Christi, it emancipates and demystifies the procession, and it conquers Saint Peter’s square becoming a universal expression.
This sacramental act originated as a people’s need and it was defined as an expression of human factor. It is a testimony of sacred liturgy as well as an example of secular protocol. It’s not only a timeless rite but also an expression of liberty.
La Patum manifests itself through the image shapes, troupe gestures, color messages and music melodies. The ancestral and atavistic rhythm of the tabal merges with the choreographies and the purifying fire sparks.
As a consequence, la Patum is a characteristic bergadan heaven that coexists in a friendly and fraternal inferno. It represents the fight between good an evil, the echo of its history and a collective memory icon. It still remains today as a totem of the protectors of the past and the overcoming of fears. But also shows the longing of freedom between afterlife and our reality. La Patum has developed into a Great Masterpiece of Humanity that has Jesus Sacrament in the center of its soul and keeps its protocol of eternal spirit and immortal oracle.
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