Noche de las lumbres is quite a recent fiesta now held annually in the Plaza del Carmen on 7th September. It celebrates the "night of the fires", the first night that fires are once again allowed to be lit in the campo, following after the summer moratorium.

It is a great evening and like all good fiestas, continues into the early hours

As the professional entertainment comes to a close and the fire dies down, some of our more senior residents show how, in days gone by, they used to get together for a song and make music from anything that came to hand, spoons, castanet's, empty bottles. (in this case an empty anis bottle, traditionally drunk on this evening) The most interesting sound and the key instrument is called a "Zambomba". (arrowed).  It makes a noise akin to an aboriginal sound. It is basically an upturned flowerpot with a drum skin stretched over the other end. This has a hole in it, where a small round stick is wetted and the musician makes the sound using their forefingers Sounds easy but I am assured it is not!

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