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| Our friend Andre competing in the Calmant contest |
It's not over yet. Tuesday night was Calmant, which included the 4th night of orchestras and dancing, plus a contest to make the best Calmant, a drink made from coffee, rum and sugar. Setting the drink alight and ladling, ladling, with the fire rising higher and higher is all part of the allure of making a good Calmant. Lord knows how it's judged. After the judging, the drinking begins, and then anyone can get more ingredients and make their own. Since the judging began at 6pm, and the drinking soon after, it's a very early night for dancing, but it looks like the whole town is there for waltzing, disco, conga lines and anything else. Later on at midnight, another band takes over.
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| Some of the 30+ Calmant contestants |
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| And the band played on into the night |
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And last night -- the grand finale of 6 days of Sant Antoni, the Pirotecnica. The Catalans love fireworks. El Perello has 2 different fireworks at Sant Antoni.and more later in the year.
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