There was a time when Castellón lived singing. The region possessed a rich oral musical tradition, with songs that accompanied every moment of daily life and local festivities.
The songs had very varied uses in the community. They were sung to lull children to sleep, to court, to celebrate Easter, to ask for rain, to accompany celebrations and to bid farewell to the dead.
The chants were part of work and leisure. They were sung in the threshing floors during threshing, in the fields during reaping, in the streets when the boys went out on their rounds, and in taverns when the night was in no hurry to end.
The article describes a traditional musical heritage that has fallen into oblivion, but which represented a fundamental part of the culture and social life of Castellón.
