{"id":7786,"date":"2014-02-27T16:06:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T21:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7786"},"modified":"2018-08-03T15:19:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T19:19:08","slug":"spanish-carnival-traditions-la-mussona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-carnival-traditions-la-mussona\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Carnival traditions: la Mussona."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Vuelve el carnaval, y con \u00e9l tradiciones y fiestas a cual m\u00e1s curiosa. Gracias a un amigo he sabido de este inquietante personaje que sale a pasear durante los carnavales de \u00c1guilas (Murcia): la Mussona. Se trata de una figura mitad humana, mitad animal, que representa tanto el lado civilizado como el lado salvaje que todo ser humano posee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Su origen parece estar en la pobreza y falta de recursos de los aguile\u00f1os a principios de siglo XX para tener disfraces elaborados, quienes optaron por cubrirse el cuerpo con trozos de esparto, y pintar la cara con tizne para no ser reconocidos. De esta guisa recorr\u00edan el pueblo asustando ni\u00f1os y gastando bromas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Hoy d\u00eda este personaje cobra protagonismo durante la \u201cSuelta de la Mussona\u201d, que se lleva a cabo el jueves antes del domingo de carnaval. Ese d\u00eda el Oficiante lee el conjuro que deja libre a la Mussona, que baja desde el castillo del pueblo asustando a los asistentes, enfurecida ante los c\u00e1nticos de los vecinos. Su llegada al pueblo implica el inicio del carnaval. Junto a la Mussona va el Domador, quien con el sonido de un pandero intenta guiar y calmar a la bestia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">La Mussona se ha ido adaptando a los nuevos tiempos, y es hoy d\u00eda, junto a la Musa, don Carnal y do\u00f1a Cuaresma, un personaje clave en esta fiesta murciana. \u00bfOs anim\u00e1is a conocerlo en persona?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Carnival is coming, and with it traditions and festivities quite curious. Thanks to a friend I have known of this disturbing character that goes out during the carnivals of \u00c1guilas (Murcia): the Mussona. It is a half-human half-animal figure, which represents both the civilized and the wild sides that every human being possesses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Its origin seems to be in the poverty and lack of resources of the people from \u00c1guilas at the beginning of 20th century to have elaborated costumes, so they chose to cover their bodies with chunks of esparto, and to paint their faces with smut not to be recognized. This way they went through the village scaring children and playing jokes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Nowadays, this character is the protagonist of the \u201cRelease of the Mussona &#8220;, which takes place the Thursday before the Sunday of Carnival. This day the Officiant reads the spell that frees the Mussona, who goes down from the village\u00b4s castle scaring the assistants, enraged by the neighbors\u2019 songs. Its arrival into town implies the beginning of Carnival. Close to the Mussona there goes the Tamer, who tries to guide and tame the beast with the sound of his tambourine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Mussona has adapted itself to modern times and it is, with the Muse, Don Carnal y Do\u00f1a Cuaresma, a main figure in this festivity from Murcia. Would you dare to meet it in person?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vuelve el carnaval, y con \u00e9l tradiciones y fiestas a cual m\u00e1s curiosa. Gracias a un amigo he sabido de este inquietante personaje que sale a pasear durante los carnavales de \u00c1guilas (Murcia): la Mussona. 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