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A girl wearing the traditional clothes of Catalan women rides a horse as part of the Encamisada festivity, celebrated annually on the weekend closest to Sant Antoni (January 17th) in her town Falset.

2011. Falset (Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia).

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Around the day of Sant Antoni (January 17th), many towns and cities in Catalonia celebrate the festivity of els Tres Tombs, ("the three laps" or "the three turns").

Traditionally, on this day the muleteers and farmers brought their carts and animals to be blessed, since Saint Anthony is the patron saint of domestic animals, muleteers and vehicles. Nowadays, people don't work in the countryside with animals anymore, so the parade consists of old wagons that recall the old trades of the town. Carts and horses go around the city centre three times (that's why it's called "the three laps") to receive the blessing. Some people also bring their pets to be blessed.

It might seem like a Catholic festivity -after all, it became one-, but the origins are found in pagan traditions of pre-Christian times. The ritual of going around a temple to receive a blessing was already done in different Ancient Mediterranean cultures. The Romans walked in circles around a temple to be favoured by the gods, and this passed on to some Catholic traditions of walking around a saint's relic that continue to be done nowadays. It's believed that this practice is related to the Muslim religious ceremony of doing seven laps around the Ka'ba, which ancient Arabs venerated since pre-Islamic times.

In the els Tres Tombs parade, the animals' welfare is taken into account and protected by law. There must be veterinarians who certify the animals' well-being before, during and after the parade, and the marching bands and drummers have to be located in a separate part of the parade so that it won't be too loud for the horses.

Photos in this post were taken in the following cities: Igualada, posted by catalunya.com; Tarragona, by Tarragona Turisme and Gremi de pagesos; Sant Andreu del Palomar, by Tot Barcelona; Cerdanyola del Vallès, by Tot Cerdanyola; Valls, by Experiències rurals; and Vilanova i la Geltrú, by El món els espera. Historical information source: Roger Costa for Sàpiens.

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Young people from Falset (Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia) wearing the typical clothes of Catalonia for the Encamisada festivity, celebrated annually on Saint Anthony’s Day (January 17th).

Many towns and cities in Catalonia celebrate Saint Anthony’s day (Sant Antoni) with a festivity called the Tres Tombs (“Three Laps”). Since he’s the patron saint of animals and muleteers, traditionally people brought their carriages, mules, horses and other animals or vehicles, who go around three times and then they’re blessed. People dress in the formal traditional clothes and decorate their carriages and animals with flowers.

However, in Falset there’s another layer added to this festivity. On top of the Tres Tombs, Falset commemorates how the villagers defeated the enemy army who wanted to invade the town. It’s not clear if this event happened during the Napoleonic invasion (around 1810 against the French army) or during the War of the Spanish Succession (1700-1714, against the Spanish army).

Either way, the legend talks about a foggy day, where the mist was so thick that it blocked the view. The Falsetans dressed in white shirts to as camouflage and attacked their enemies by surprise.

Photos by Àngel Ullate for Tarragona Digital (2019).

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Feria de productos alimentarios artesanales en Taradell, Barcelona 11 de Enero del 2015

Fira de productes alimentaris artesans  11 de Enero del 2015 De 10 de la mañana hasta las 7 de la tarde

En el Paseo Sant Genís

Paseo Sant Genís Informarse en : T. 93 812 61 00 – F.93 880 09 75 Esta feria forma parte de la celebracion de las fiestas de Tres Tombs Conoce la programacion en la web municipal : http://www.taradell.cat/actualitat/agenda.html

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Programacion de Tres Tombs en Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona 09 al 11 de Enero del 2015

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11: 30h Taller de adornar carros con flores y…

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Els Tres Tombs

Els Tres Tombs" (The three turns) is a holiday celebrated in many villages in Catalonia and which takes place on January 17th Feast of San Antonio Abad, patron saint of animals and pets. This day is recreated as was the rural world, how they worked and which instruments they used, being the horse the most remarkable animal.

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