What is
Wooden instrument that makes a dry, repeated noise. It replaces the bells on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, when they are silent.
How is
- Several pieces of wood joined together; When you shake or turn them they hit each other (DCVB).
- Variants: board with mallets, toothed wheel with tongue (ratchet).
How is fa
- Simple carpentry; concrete forms in Mallorca: to verify (parish museums).
Com s'usa
- The escolanes ring them instead of the bells during Holy Week Setmana Santa .
Vocabulary
- matraca: from the Arabic maṭraqa, hammer.
- carrau: children's rattle for Easter; The DCVB collects it in Catalonia and Valencia, not in Mallorca.
- donar matraca: give the nuisance.
History
- Widespread liturgical use in the Catalan area; Mallorcan pronunciation registered by the DCVB (mətɾákə).
On veure'n
- Parish and diocesan museums (to verify copies in Mallorca).
Why is it design
- Substitute sound: an object designed for the silence of the bells.
For the project
- Search for noisemakers in the Museum of Mallorca, Muro and in parishes.
Frequently asked questions
What is Matraques (wooden rattles)?
Wooden instrument that makes a dry, repeated noise. It replaces the bells on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, when they are silent.
What are the traditional words for Matraques (wooden rattles)?
Some words: carrau, donar matraca, matraca.
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.