The Castellers
are a Catalan tradition with a very ancient origin. It consists of the
construction of human towers. The participants in the castellers stand on the shoulders of others to reach a certain
height. The Castellers are groups of
different people, and between them is rivalry. They are done on special dates
or local celebrations in cities and villages, but also competitions are held.
The zones with major activity castellera are placed near Tarragona
and Barcelona, but also there are places out of Spain.
A castle has got three main parts. The first
one is called base and it is formed
by a multitude of people who are trunk the base of the tower. The second part
is called tronc. It is constituted by
some levels of people. The last part is called pom de dalt and there are two people, who are holding the acotxador, and on the top there is the enxaneta.
Thaïs 1 B
Paula 1 B
Paula 1 B
Oh my God! I haven't heard about it already, but I have to say, I'd like to see it! But I think it's kind of dangerous activity! What if someone from the base lets, and the tower rob?
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