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People from Solsona (Central Catalonia) celebrating Carnival.

In this city, one of the main traditions for the Carnival festivity is the silly version of giants and "big-heads". In other Catalan festivities like festa major and Corpus, there are elegant giants and silly "big-head" figures that dance on the streets. Following the spirit of Carnival, which is to make fun of everything, the giants and "big-heads" that dance for Carnival are made to be caricaturesque.

Videos by Solsona Turisme.

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Girona (Comarques Gironines, Catalonia).

Photo by Núria Bayó on Instagram.

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Arc de Triomf, Barcelona

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Bagergue, Vall d'Aran.

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A devil chilling in Sabadell (Barcelona Metropolitan Ambit, Catalonia).

This man is taking part in the traditional Catalan dance called ball de diables (meaning “Devils’ dance” in Catalan). You can see it in the characteristic clothes he’s wearing and the maze with firecrackers he’s holding.

The “devils” are any local people who want to join the dance (never professional dancers, just people who want to have fun). These “devils” jump and dance to the sound of drums while throwing fire. I guess this one got tired!

Photo: Ball de Diables de Sabadell.

P.S.: his colleagues were taking it more seriously:

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Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain by Nikita Sizikov

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Lo hicimos y ganamos

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Ni un pas enrere, Ni un paso atras 

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Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

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Comarca de l'Alta Ribagorça

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Plaça Espanya, Barcelona

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Casa Batlló de Gaudi. Barcelona. Catalunya. 11/07/2020. Foto de Pepín.

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Casa Batlló de Gaudi. Barcelona. Catalunya. 11/07/2020. Foto de Pepín.

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Arties

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El Pont de Pedret

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Tibidabo

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La Casa Vicens Gaudí és tot un oasi al barri de Gràcia, Barcelona! I aquest dimecres, 8 de juliol, reobre perquè la puguem gaudir de nou! Una bona oportunitat de descobrir el primer habitatge dissenyat per Gaudí! 

La Casa Vicens Gaudí es un auténtico oasis en el barrio de Gràcia, Barcelona. Y este miércoles, 8 de julio, reabre para que la podamos disfrutar de nuevo. ¡Ven y descubre la primera vivienda diseñada por Antoni Gaudí!