{"id":22561,"date":"2022-06-13T16:33:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prometheus.museum\/isil\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T16:25:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:25:42","slug":"isil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prometheus.museum\/en\/isil\/","title":{"rendered":"Isil"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Isil falles are amongst the most well-known in the Pyrenees. Although of unknown origin, they were mentioned in a 1902 article in La Veu de Catalunya. <\/em>Acclaimed in the1980s and 1990s, the festival, which fuses symbolism and identity and prompts powerful emotions, was declared a Traditional Festival of National Interest in 1991.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of May, the fallaires go up to the forest to choose the pines that are going to be cut. Both the torches, a meter and a half long and made out of wedges of resinous pine, and the Falla Major, a tall tree trunk, are cut on the same day.<\/p>\n

The torchlight descent is part of the annual village festival and takes place on Saint John\u2019s Eve. At about 6 pm, the fallaires set off in off-road vehicles towards the Bordes de Lapre. From there, they walk to the beacon, which requires considerable effort since the falles can weigh between 25 and 40 kilos.. Upon arrival at the beacon (1,530 m.), the fallaires dance traditional dances such as the bolangero, ball pla<\/em>, and the ball dels bastons <\/em>around the bonfire. After dinner, they wait around the bonfire that will be used to light the falles. When it gets dark, the Falla Major is lit in the village, and the fallaires begin the descent, zigzaging their way down the mountain, creating a snake of fire.<\/p>\n

When they reach the village, they are met with a glass of wine, a piece of cake, and a bunch of flowers. The fallaires continue along the road to the church of Saint John, where they leave the mark of a cross on the cemetery door. They then return to the Falla Major onto which they throw their torches, creating a huge bonfire which serves as the focus for the traditional dances.<\/p>\n

Although the falles have been held without interruption (although some years they risked being cancelled), the dances stopped in the 1950s. The music was revived in 1978, and the dances in 1993. Since then, there has been singing and dancing around the Falla Major every year.<\/p>\n

Organized by<\/strong> : Associaci\u00f3 Cultural Fallaire d\u2019Isil.
\nMore information<\/strong> : http:\/\/www.fallesisil.cat<\/a>
\nEmail<\/strong>: fallesdisil@gE-mail.com
\nInstagram<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fallesdisil\/<\/a>
\nFacebook<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fallesisil\/<\/a>
\nVillage Counci<\/strong>l : +34 973 926006<\/p>\n

To find out more<\/strong>
\nRiart, O. i Jord\u00e0, S. (2016).\u00a0Les falles del Pirineu. L\u2019Alta Ribagor\u00e7a i el Pallars Sobir\u00e0<\/em>. Lleida: Pag\u00e8s editors.
\nRiart, O. (2014) \u201cLes festes del foc a Isil\u201d, El patrimoni festiu del Pirineu 10es trobades culturals pirinenques: 33-40- Andorra: Societat andorrana de ci\u00e8ncies
\nRella, F. (1985). \u201cEl solstici d\u2019estiu: les Falles de Sant Joan\u201d, Lo Raier<\/em>, juny de 1985.
\nAbella, Jordi (2001). \u201cFalles\u201d, El mundo de los Pirineos<\/em>, n\u00ba 24, p. 66 i 92-92.
\nCatal\u00e0 Roca, P.\u00a0 i Isus, E. (1957). Isil i les falles. Barcelona: Rafael Dalmau.
\nFericgla, J. M. (1997). \u201cUn rito de fuego, muerte y fecundidad en el Pirineo actual: las Fallas de Isil\u201d, El fuego. Mitos, ritos y realidades<\/em>. Madrid: Anthropos, pp. 273-300.
\nFarras, F., F\u00e0bregas, X., Isus, E. i Coll, J. (1987). Aquesta nit encenem falles<\/em>. Tremp: Centre d\u2019Estudis del Pallars.<\/p>\n

Photos and videos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Music of the festivities
\nhttp:\/\/www.fallesisil.cat\/danses\/ <\/a><\/p>\n

Isil Falles 2020. Andrew Balius
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iwFgSk1-vqw<\/a><\/p>\n

Isil Falles 1965
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BSO6f9jeLws <\/a><\/p>\n

Isil Falles 2012
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wws5-m7_xLY <\/a><\/p>\n

Isill Falles 1993
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gUbDfWQq_L4 <\/a><\/p>\n

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\nPreparation of the Falles, 2021. Isil. Photograph: Felipe Valadares<\/p>\n

\"Isil\"
\nCarrying up the Falles, 2021. Isil. Photograph: Felipe Valadares<\/p>\n

\"Isil\"
\nLighting the beacon, 2021. Isil. Photograph: Felipe Valadares<\/p>\n

\"Isil\"
\nArrival of the falles in the village, 2021. Isil. Photograph: Felipe Valadares<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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