The "corda" Paterna light this morning with thousands of rockets firing.
Valencia, Aug. 29 .- The sky of the Valencian town of Paterna will light this morning with about 70,000 rockets fired by 190 "coeters" within the traditional "corda", a celebration with more than one hundred years old and is part of celebrations in honor of the Christ of Faith and San Vicente Ferrer.
This festival of fire, sound and color, which always takes place in the early hours, gaia gold, of last Sunday in August, takes place in the main street of Paterna, while the whole town is drowned by the roar of explosions after the start with the green flare 'coet major', Damian Pepin.
In this edition, the prevention has been extreme to make "the best and safest Corda," according to the Security council, Vicente Arenes, and adapt to new safety regulations.
, Star Trek Gold, Thus, it has changed the traditional "encaixona", consisting of loading the crates containing the explosives on the truck to be moved to Main Street for the show.
The Consistory has decided this year on the recommendation of the Civil Guard, which will rocket this morning of pyrotechnics in their cardboard packaging approved and move into the premises of the Local, gaia gold, Police, which shall deposit in the traditional crates wood then be located on Main Street, a total of 108.
The rocket shooters must meet certain requirements, such as older age and not more than 75 years, and also assume responsibility under the personal risks that can lead this activity, for which are equipped with overalls and leather gloves and metal helmets with vents in the area of the face to prevent incidents.
The metal mesh also sealed the windows and doorways of the houses surrounding the area where rockets are fired to prevent the entry of fire.
During the "corda" there will be a safety device comprised of 30 local police officers on the perimeter of the main street, 10 members of civil protection, a field hospital next to City Hall and ambulances, while there will be special services in the health center.
From 1.30 hours in the morning, and for about twenty minutes, the main street of the town will become a tinderbox, whose viewers will be the councilors of the Interior, Serafin Castilian, and Tourism, Belen Juste, respectively.
The tradition of throwing fireworks in Paterna dates from mid-nineteenth century, although the first event is documented in 1898, when it first appeared in a newspaper of Valencia, and has its secret, according to the 'coet major', Damian Pepin in the "passion, love and faith" of the shooters.