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ELS ESPANTACRIATURES

WHO ARE THEY?

The Valencian traditional monsters are called as Els Espantacriatures. The literal translation into English is “the ones that scare children”. These monsters were commonly mentioned by relatives in order to convince children to behave in a proper way.

 

The common characteristics that all Espantacriatures have are that they kidnap children that misbehave to punish them. Whenever a child did not eat his food or wanted to get out alone at night, his relatives told him the story about a Espantacriatures to convince him that misbehaving was not a good idea.

BUTONI

The Butoni is one of our Espantacriatures, but his name changes depending on the Valencian region you are. The most common name is Butoni, named by the people living in the Horta de València, but you can also call him Botoni (Safor) o Bataroni (Ribera), el Toni (Comtat), Butatoni (Camp de Morvedre) or Batoni (Terra Alta). He is a kind of monster, spirit, demon, demon child, terrifying specter or ghost character in the usual bestiary of l’Imaginari Valencià (Valencian folklore), dedicated to misdeeds, which seem scary to young children.


In the Middle Ages, in Valencia, it was said that Butoni frighten naughty children with the warning that if they do not behave, or were crying at night, or not sleeping or not finishing lunch or snack, he would come and take them.

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