culture
The fascinating Catalan Culture Catalunya is located in Spain. It has a population of 7.5 million people. It is rich in culture and radition; unique food, language and special festive days. You might have heard something about catalan culture before, but if you haven’t, these are some examples of the most common festive traditions that you should know. Castellers “Castellers” (human towers in Catalan) is a Catalan tradition that’s been ongoing for more than 200 years. Different groups known as “colles castelleres” gather at local festive events and they build human towers. There are many different types of “castells”, depending on the amount of people that participate and the levels that form the tower. Each tower has its own unique name. For example, A tower formed by 1 person on each level is called “pilar”, or one with 4 people in each level is called “quatre”. The world record for the biggest tower was set by the Castellers de Vilafranca in 2012, where they traveled to New York to perform what was never seen before; a 150 people tower, with 8 levels of four people. There are different groups with different uniforms all across Catalunya, Valencia and the Balearic Islands. All groups from different places gather and build the tower they have previously prepared. There is a lot of community and teamwork… That’s what makes it possible and so incredible!.
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