Queimada It is the name by which a drink of unknown origin is known that is based on brandy accompanied with sugar, fruit and coffee beans. However, in Galicia talk about Queimada supposed to talk about a rite of preparation which seems to have transcended its supposed pagan and witchcraft-related origins (meigallo) to become synonymous with celebration being a custom to prepare this drink in gatherings of friends. Queimada It is also the name given to the container in which the drink is traditionally prepared: a terracotta pot with legs and that may include a lid.
During the preparation it is customary to recite the incantation or incantation which, according to tradition, must be recited aloud during its preparation to scare away evil spirits and meigas.
The spell was written in Vigo in 1967 by Mariano Marcos Abalo for a Juegos Florales party. References that were removed by the censurAt that time, they were reinstated years later, becoming the text we know today.
The Festa do Marisco offers, as one of its traditional events, the representation of la Noite Meiga and the Great Queimada. In this representation, traditional Galician dance is mixed with the representation of a coven of meigas which concludes with the preparation of the Queimada is distributed gratuiclearly among the attendees to scare away evil spirits and toast the Festa do Marisco.
