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Fiesta de la Mercè: Devoción Mariana y Cultura Catalana en las Calles
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Fiesta de la Mercè: Devoción Mariana y Cultura Catalana en las Calles
Beautiful castell by the Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona castellers group! (Too bad for the very last few seconds!)
The Catalan tradition of castells (human towers) is very precise about the "architecture" to make it work. Each person's position and each structure has a name. Each type of castell also has a name. The one in this video is a 4de9 (9 floors with 4 people in each of them, except the kids who crown it) with folre (the large group of people who act as a 2nd base, standing on top of the actual base with feet on the floor) and agulla ("needle" 🪡, the pillar that stays standing in the centre when the rest of the castellers go down).
Video by Josep Torrenyo + Món Casteller on Instagram.
Damunt d'un turó de Poble Campelles on antigament hi havia un castell o torre,recentment s´ha construït una torre circular que ens dona unes vistes inclibles d'una part del Ripollès.Del primer fet es tenen noticies des de le segle XII i es pensa que va ser una construcció durant les guerres entre els reis de la corona catalono-aragonesa i els reis de Mallorca per ser un pass estratègic.
Campelles.Ripollès .Catalunya .Desembre 2024
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB1wgEMMIgr/?igsh=dTZzMTE1cHVhN3Js
Every two years, all the colles (local groups) who do castells (Catalan tradition of doing "human castles") meet in the city of Tarragona to hold the national castellers competition. It's held on the first weekend of October of even years.
This competition is followed like a sports event, with the stadium full of public and aired live on Catalonia's national TV and narrated with as much enthusiasm as a football match.
Photos by amiplim on Instagram.
Here's some videos from the last castellers contest. It's held every 2 years in Tarragona (Catalonia) and all the castellers groups compete to make the most spectacular constructions of this Catalan tradition.
Video by livetgn on Instagram.
som poble, sempre amunt
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"Un legado de fuerza y unión: Descubriendo los Castells de Cataluña"
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