Lo Rat Penat (in English the bat) is a cultural society of the Valencian Community created in 1878 for the teaching, diffusion and preservation of the Valencian language and culture.[1] Its headquarters are located in the city centre of Valencia, and its name refers to the Valencia's heraldic symbol which is a bat.
Lo Rat Penat | |
 Headquarters of Lo Rat Penat | |
| Abbreviation | LRP |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1878 |
| Founder | Constantí Llombart |
| Purpose | Linguistic and cultural promotion |
| Headquarters | c/ Trinquet de Caballers 9 Valencia, Spain |
Region served | Valencian Community |
Official language | Valencian |
| Website | https://loratpenat.org/ |
Activities
editLo Rat Penat holds annual contests, especially during the major festivals of the Valencian Community like its contest of short Falla books,[2] the Alicante's bonfires short books contest, the Saint Vincent miracles theatre contest,[3] or the Roodmas flower crosses contest. In particular, its short Falla books contest (Concurs de Llibrets de Falla) has been recognised by the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage declaration of the Fallas.[4][5] Lo Rat Penat holds the annual edition of the Valencian Floral games which award the best productions of the Valencian literature.[6] Besides it counts with sections devoted to the Valencian chant, dances, chorus, and publishing.
Valencian language
editThe association is devoted to the diffusion, recuperation and teaching of the Valencian language. Lo Rat Penat supports the singularity of the Valencian language as opposed to a variety of Catalan. The association defends, uses, and promotes an alternative codification for Valencian called Norms of El Puig, regulated by the Royal Academy of Valencian Culture (RACV), and calls for its officialization. In this respect, it considers the Royal Academy of Valencian Culture as the authentic regulator of Valencian, and rejects the current official normative institution, the Valencian Academy of the Language (AVL), and its Catalan unitarian standard.
In this field the association organises several courses of Valencian following the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Its teaching activity has only been official by the Valencian authorities in the period 1980–1983,[7] and was legally recognised between 2015 and 2016.[8][9] Ever since Lo Rat Penat calls for the officialization of its Valencian qualifications. Its linguistic and cultural activities have usually had the economic aid of the Valencian administrations,[10] and the association has counted with the support of notable Valencian personalities.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Presentació" [Presentation (of Lo Rat Penat)]. Lo Rat Penat (in Valencian). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Concurso de llibrets de Falla" [Short Falla books contest]. Junta Central Fallera (in Spanish). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Los "milacres de Sant Vicent"" [The Saint Vincent miracles]. Junta Central Vicentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Expediente de candidatura núm. 00859 para la inscripción en 2016 en la Lista Representativa del Patrimonio Inmaterial Cultural de la Humanidad, p. 10" [Nomination dossier No. 00859 for inscription in 2016 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, p. 10] (PDF). Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 11.COM 10.b.30". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Lo Rat Penat celebra este jueves la Demanà a su Regina de los Jocs Florals" [Lo Rat Penat celebrates this Thursday the Demanà of its Floral Games Queen]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ DECRETO de 19 de julio de 1982 por el que se establece qué profesores estarán facultados para la enseñanza del idioma valenciano. [DECREE of 19 July 1982 establishing which teachers are authorised to teach the Valencian language]. Diario Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV) no. 77, 30 August 1982. pp. 4-5. (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Law 6/2015, 2 April, de Reconocimiento, Protección y Promoción de las Señas de Identidad del Pueblo Valenciano [for the Recognition, Protection and Promotion of the Identity features of the Valencian People], Article 21. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) no. 101, 28 April 2015, pg. 36852-36866. (Reference: BOE-A-2015-4616) (in Spanish).
- ^ Law 1/2016, 26 January. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) no. 35, 10 February 2016, pg. 10393. (Reference: BOE-A-2016-1273) (in Spanish).
- ^ Domínguez, Moisés (3 July 2023). "Lo Rat Penat recupera la ayuda municipal tras ocho años de recortes" [Lo Rat Penat recovers the municipal aid after eight years of cutbacks]. Levante (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Sanchis, Juan (6 April 2022). "40 años de las reglas del valenciano" [40 years of the norms for Valencian]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.