A Coca
The processional dragon still danced and ritually defeated every Corpus Christi — killed annually so it may be kept forever.
In Redondela (Galicia) and Monção (Portugal), the town dragon — the Coca — is still paraded and ritually fought each Corpus Christi. Its defeat is celebrated; its presence is indispensable; folk memory adds that if the Coca bites, the harvest thrives. This is ritualized shadow-integration performed annually in the plaza: a community that neither exiles its dragon nor is ruled by it, but keeps it, feeds the relationship, and renews the negotiation every single year.
The SGE Reading
Integration as civic calendar: the shadow met on schedule, in public, with music — never once and never finally.
Canon Resonance
Model for the series' communities of practice: the dragon-work is rhythmic, shared, and festive.
A Micro-Practice
Schedule your shadow: one recurring date to face a difficult theme deliberately — then close it with something celebratory.
Sources & Respect
Corpus Christi festival traditions of Redondela and Monção.