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Catalonia has many traditions, one of them are the castellers, they are the ones who construct towering piles of people known as castells or castles. Not only men. Women make for perfect upper tiers while children are on top, and they scramble up the adults like monkeys. This is a small "castell" I photographed at a local festival a month ago. There are huge ones! Click here for a bit of information.
I read that some people think castellers got their start in the Middle Ages, as a means of seeing what was happening on the other side of the castle walls. But that seems to be the romantic version!
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Lol - I've got my cup right here! Great community photo. I love the colors. :)
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That's pretty neat! My community is very small so nothing like that here as I'm not in the city - but the the cities surround me, there are festivals and such. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting! Nothing like that in Van Buren, Arkansas -- :)
ReplyDeleteSeems like they're trying to build one tall casteller.;
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Oh - I love seeing these type of things. Amazing!!
ReplyDeleteThat must be a sight to see.
ReplyDeleteFun picture....and I like that romantic version. :o)
ReplyDeleteI expected to see you up at the top Mar! How fun! Must be nice to me so limber. Have a happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat! I love the different community festivals in Europe. Germany was my favorite because of the beer tents! (LOL)
ReplyDeleteVerrrrry cool! I have seen something similar that the Chinese do... I bet that was really fun to watch in person! :)
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ReplyDeleteNice! Thanks for sharing! I like the romantic interpretation too! Makes sense given the name.
ReplyDeleteGreat pic and explanation. I never knew what it was all about before.
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ReplyDeleteThis is just too cool. I love seeing picture of your community. It makes want to travel even more.
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Interesting choice for this week's theme.
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I always figured they were just really bored and somebody said "hey, let's try this".....
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awesome!!! I love this, and thanks for the informative description of it too!!!
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It always amazes me how they can keep their balance. I have trouble standing on one foot! lol
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That's pretty cool!
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ReplyDeletewow, nice pic!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! Just goes to show, you learn something every day.
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love this photo, mar! good choice! mine's up! ;)
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i like the romantic version of the history behind castellers ;)
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Wow! What a cool picture! Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteGreat community work indeed ;-) think of all the practising before... pheewww.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see this in person, I have seen it on television and find it amazing! Great picture, and certainly community!
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When I clicked on the HERE it took me to my Dashboard! THAT'S SCary Mar!!! OY!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea these People castles...
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When I clicked on the HERE it took me to my Dashboard! THAT'S SCary Mar!!! OY!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea these People castles...
Sorry, I was called away...
Here from Michele today
Interesting. I have never heard or seen anything like it.
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Wow, I had never heard of castellers before. I loved learning about them through your post and your photo.
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How cool! I've seen this before... but of course, not in real life! LOL I love festivals & such! :)
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How interesting. Our cheerleaders over here do that at games, and they keep trying to go higher and higher, so we are hearing reports of trips to the hospital when they fall off the pyramid.
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