The Burning of the scrape is an old tradition of the town of Las Torres de Cotillas, Spain, which is now allegorized by the burning of a giant scarecrow, as a colophon to the patron saint's feasts in honor of Our Lady of the Salceda and that comes from an old tradition that gave name to the celebrations of the locality from the end of the XVIII century. The Raspajo is placed days before its burning so that neighbors and visitors can be photographed with him. The Raspajo moments before its burning in the year 2013
The scrape is the scrape that remains of the bunch after removing the grapes. In this town from the fifteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century was very abundant cultivation of grapes. The traditional festival as mentioned in the 1911 press consisted of:
In the public footsteps of these remains of the grape harvest by the young men and women of the town and offering the first grape must to the patroness, the Virgin of the Salceda.
There is nothing left of the grape in the locality and the Burning of the raspajo wants to remember that old tradition and last huertano, harvest and agricultural of the locality. This tradition in the form of allegory of the burning was recovered in 2003 and has become a multitudinous act and a clear emblem of the Patron Celebrations of Las Torres de Cotillas. It is undoubtedly a variopinto and curious event of how many occur in Spain. After the pyromusical and fireworks show the Raspajo is burned and the patron saint celebrations of the town until the following year end. Sources
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