Firework fiesta

THE Nit de l'Albà fireworks show, which is held on the night of Sunday, August 13 in honour of the patron saint of Elche, is made up of more than 2,000 kilogrammes of gunpowder and 70,000 rockets, as well as the traditional large palm tree of the Virgin, which reaches 300 metres high.

A few minutes before midnight, the thunder and flashes of light suddenly stop, the lights go out, the Gloria Patri sounds, the last song of the Misteri d'Elx (declared by UNESCO a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity). and from the top of the tower of the Basilica of Santa María rises the majestic Palm Tree of the Virgin, an offering to the patron saint that illuminates the entire city.