Correfocs (literally meaning Fire Run) is a celebration typical of Catalan Culture and Folklore that involves running the streets of old Catalan villages surrounded by fire and monstrous/mythical figures. This practice dates back to the Middle Ages and it borrows from the tradition of the 'Devil Dances' (Balls del diable), symbolizing the fight between good and evil. However, Correfocs as we know them today are a relatively new practice that took shape in the late 1970s with the death of Dictator Franco and the birth of Democratic Spain. Then, Catalan people finally had the chance to openly embrace their traditions and culture without risking prosecution.
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