nigredo melancholia

Nit dels ciris (Candle Night) in Vilafranca, Castelló, Valencian Country. Every year, in early August the village of Vilafranca celebrates this festival with more than 10,000 candles decorating the streets.

Vilafranca is located in Els Ports, a very rural area that is struggling with depopulation due to the lack of investment and, as a result, lack of opportunities for its inhabitants. Candle Night was created to shine a light of hope for the local population and to help make Vilafranca known in order to attract visitors and give economical opportunities to the area.

“The first movie I saw her in was The Killers. I was blown over by that kind of force, earthiness, reality that she had, I just became a fan… Ava the Legend deserved it. Not all legends deserve that kind of adoration but Ava did, she was unique. She was plucked from the southern skies and she shone over the world with great, great light.”