Flush of St. Joseph

Within large areas chosen to prepare the fire, we can identify three specific spaces: the space for collecting wood (mainly operated by children), the place where the fire is ignited and the external space (the theft space where raids are carried out). to steal wood from other groups).
Each collection space marks the limits of a precise micro territorial unit and the place where the flame is ignited is always located within it.
It starts at 'mpustari i ligna after all the collected materials have been transported to the site. The heaviest and most voluminous pieces must be selected to obtain a structure that is as resistant as possible: not only the height of a flame is valued but also the duration and its solidity in bearing the weight of the wood even after the flames have been extinguished.
The shape of the stack is mostly conical because it must be as high as possible and its top often exhibits some curious object.
The ignition, which must take place quannu dark, it is a moment considered dangerous: it is therefore the older children who take care of it and materials that can interrupt the combustion must not be used (the arrival of the firefighters would be disastrous).
On the evening of March 18, the fires flash everywhere in the popular neighborhoods: the light and heat emanating from the flames are at the center of the first appreciation that mix with the cackles of children. Still widespread are the invocations to the Saint said with embarrassment. The poorest people of the neighborhood gather around the fire and in very rare cases the bread (received as a gift the previous year by those who had made the vow to St. Joseph) is still thrown into the flames.