Human towers

Tauching the sky with the hand

HUMAN TOWERS B Y :

A N D R É S

M O N T O Y A

Beginning *More than 200 years ago. *Tarragona. *Familiar group. *Only for men. *No childs. *Few floors.

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Now *More than 200 years. *The whole world. *Familiar and frindchip group. *Men and women. *Childs. *Enough floors. *Around 100 teams.

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Nomenclature "Castell": the human tower construction.

"Casteller": the human tower player.

"Colla": a group of "castellers".

"Pinya": the part of the "castell" on the ground. The "pinya" supports and protects the "castellers" that are climbing up.

"Tronc": the part of the human tower that climbs.

"Pom de dalt": the higher part of the human tower formed -in general- by childs: "dosos", "acotxador" and "enxaneta". They have to use a helmet.

Wardrobe Shirt: with a different color for every team. (Maybe repeated).

Sash: a long band around the waist.

White jeans.

Handkerchief: red and white polka dots.

We go without shoes. We cannot wear anything else (no clocks, no glasses, no bracelete...)

Every "colla" has a pecular badge.

The "diada" The "diada" is the day when every team acts. Is common to act with another team and not alone.

The Human Tower Concert is celebrated every 2 years in Tarragona. It's divided in 3 days from 2007.

The first day named "ConcurSet" is celebrated in Torredembarra at the last weekend of September and it's only for 7's teams.

The second day is the first Saturday of October and it's only for 8's teams.

The third day is the most important. It's celebrated at the fisrt Sunday of October.

It's only for haigh and extra range.

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