A MULTICOLORED MASCLETÀ FOR THE 40 YEARS OF SEQUIOL’S HISTORY

Sequiol turned 40 years old this Magdalena 2022. For that reason, Sequiol’s Commission decided to celebrate its anniversary in style with a series of activities open to everyone, especially those who were Sequioler@s at some point in their lives.

With that premise, and after two years of no celebrations, the association programmed a firework so the whole city could commemorate four decades of Sequiol’s presence in Castellon’s festive scene.

The Commission carefully chose the company that could carry out the event. Without a doubt, Pirotecnia Peñarroja was selected. Pepe Nebot, a great friend of the association, did not hesitate to accept the challenge and began to design a show that represented the peculiarities of Sequiol. The fireworks were scheduled for Tuesday, March 22nd – in case we got lucky on Gaiata’s contest day, and we got- but the rain spoiled the festival. As an attempt to move forward with the project, we postponed the shot of the fireworks to Friday night, March 25th. Everyone knows how it ended, more rain and more events canceled.

It could not happen in Magdalena, but Sequiol was committed to shooting the fireworks. So, get on with it again to find a new date. After many evaluations and changes, we decided to schedule the shooting of Sequiol’s 40th Anniversary Multicolored Mascletà for June 4th. The countdown started to document and submit the documentation to get all the permits required. It was in the middle of April.

Saturday, June 4th, was a radiant hot day. Everything was ready for Sequiol to launch 40 thunderous crackers into the sky at night on Rio Llobregat Street to show the commitment to the festival and the city. At 10 p.m., the Commission and guests met in Sequiol’s main office to leave for the shooting area together. The group “Colla de Dolçainers Xaloc” opened the parade, and after them, members of different Gaiatas who wanted to be with us, representatives from the Fallas “La Que Faltava” from Vall d’Uixò and “Barri Valencia” from Burriana. Our Commission opened the way for the Madrinas, Alejandra Sáez, and Lourdes Climent, accompanied by the President of the association, Elisabeth Breva -all in a full dress- and the Children’s Festival Queen, Gal·la Navarro. They were accompanied by the President of the Festival Municipal Board, Omar Braina, local authorities, and Sequiol’s friends, who joined us to enjoy this emotional ephemeris.

Everything was ready. Pirotecnia Peñarroja technicians arranged almost fifty kilos of explosive material. Our Madrinas, Alejandra, and Lourdes, accompanied by the Children’s Queen and the President of the Association, took the lighter from Pepe Nebot and set fire to the firecracker’s fuse that started the show. First, they launched 40 salutes. Next, a booming sound of gunpowder “in crescendo” and effects in the sky reached their highest point with a spectacular aerial outburst that started the unanimous applause of the numerous people congregated.

We had to wait, but we achieved our goal. It was the final touch to Sequiol’s 40th anniversary. We wanted to thank those who shared with Sequiol@s a magic night with a wine of honor in the festive office.

From these lines, we want to thank those who made it possible for this show to see the light, especially our great friends Pepe Nebot and Pirotecnia Peñarroja.

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