The Brazilian Northeast is renowned for its rich cultural diversity, stunning beaches and exotic cuisine. In economic terms it is the poorest region in Brazil, but in cultural terms it is very rich. Even so, I consider it to be a region rich in happy, hard-working people who, even without many conditions, manage to revive their traditions and culture year after year.
The month of June is the most eagerly awaited time for northeasterners, as it's home to the 30-day cultural São João festival, which attracts people from all over the country and even abroad. In today's post I want to show you a bit of São João in the "Brazilian Capital of the Fireworks boat", Estância - Sergipe. This city is recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of the State of Sergipe, for being the pioneer of the fireworks boat.
Yesterday, June 27, the fireboat competition took place in Estância. These boats are usually made by the "fireworks maker". Fireworks maker make various types of fires by hand and this tradition is passed down from father to son. To encourage this tradition not to die out, every year there is a competition to see who has the most beautiful Fire Boat and whoever wins receives a cash prize from the town hall.
This year we had four Fireworks boats competing in this contest. The boat with the most beautiful theme, the one with the most beautiful fireworks display and the one with the longest distance traveled wins. Below I present each of the boats and their respective themes:
After all the Fireworks boat have been presented, the most eagerly awaited moment of the evening arrives. The lights are turned off and each of the boats is placed on a rope, where they are lit to start burning. The boat travels a distance of around 50 meters and then returns. The light show that each boat puts on is beautiful!
In the end, the boat that won the competition was the "Little sample (Amostradinho)". In reality, it proved itself in every way, because it was a beautiful boat and its fire was the most beautiful among the competing boats.
After we left the competition site and were passing through one of the city's streets, there was what the locals call a war of swords. People were throwing firecrackers at each other. We stopped for a while to watch and it really is an adrenaline rush, as people can get burned and yet they enjoy being in the middle of the crossfire. These same fires are used on the Fire Boat.
I hope you enjoyed this post. This is a little piece of the culture of the people of the Northeast, especially the people of Estanciano. They have a passion for São João in their blood and love their land.
Thank you very much for reading this far and if you liked this post I hope you'll share it with more people and leave your upvote!
Images: Own archive.
O Nordeste brasileiro é reconhecido por sua riqueza de diversidade cultural, praias deslumbrantes e uma culinária exótica. Em termos econômicos é a região mais pobre do Brasil, mas em termo cultural ela é bastante rica. Mesmo assim, considero ser um região rica de um povo alegre, trabalhador e que mesmo sem muitas condições consegue ano após ano reviver sua tradição e cultura.
O mês de junho é o momento mais esperado pelo nordestino, pois nele temos o São João cultural de 30 dias, que atrai pessoas de diversos estados do país e até do exterior. No post de hoje eu quero mostrar a vocês um pouco do São João da "Capital brasileira do Barco de Fogo", Estância - Sergipe. Essa cidade é reconhecido como Patrimônio Cultural Imaterial do Estado Sergipe, por ser a pioneira pelo barco de fogo.
Ontem, dia 27 de junho, aconteceu o concurso de barco de fogo em Estância. Geralmente, este barco são confeccionado pelos fogueiteiros. Os fogueiteiros fazem vários tipos de fogos de forma artesanal e essa tradição passa de pai para filho. Para incentivar, que essa tradição não morra existe todos os anos um concurso para ver quem tem o Barco de Fogo mais bonito e quem vence recebe um prémio em dinheiro, da prefeitura da cidade.
Esse ano tivemos quatro Barcos de fogo concorrendo nesse concurso. Ganha o barco com a temática mais bonita, o que tiver a queima de fogos mais linda e o que alcançar a maior distância percorrida. A seguir vós apresento cada um dos barcos com suas respectivas temática:
Após apresentados todos os barcos de Fogo chegou a hora mais aguardada da noite, as luzes são apagadas e cada um dos barcos são colocados na corda, onde são acesos para iniciar sua queima. O Barco percorre uma distância de cerca de 50 metros e depois retorna. O show de luz que cada barco faz é muito lindo!
Ao final o barco que ganhou o concurso foi o "Amostradinho" na realidade ele se amostrou de todas formas, pois era um barco lindo e sua calda de fogo foi a mais linda dentre os barcos concorrentes, abaixo um pouco do seu show.
Depois que saímos do local do concurso e estavamos passando por uma das ruas da cidade havia, o que os populares chamam de guerra de Espadas. Onde as pessoas jogam fogos umas contras as outras. Paramos um pouco para observar e é realmente muita adrenalina, pois as pessoas podem se queimar e mesmo assim elas gostam de estar no meio do fogo cruzado. Esses mesmos fogos são os usados no barco de Fogo.
Espero que tenham gostado desse post, esse é um pedacinho da cultura do povo nordestino, em especial o povo Estanciano. Que tem no sangue a paixão pelo São João e ama a sua terra.
Muito obrigado por terem lido até aqui e se gostaram deste post espero que o partilhem com mais pessoas e deixem o vosso upvote!
Imagens: Arquivo próprio.
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Call 911 I'm on fire 🤣🤣 by the way I'm a little bit scared by fireworks but from your photos looks so charming
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Que doideira esse trem de fogo pra tudo q é lado mano kkk e os barcos na corda pegando fogo literalmente e disparando fogos para todos, da hora mano, incrivel!
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