{"id":3674,"date":"2013-04-22T16:54:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T15:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarragonaexperience.com\/2013\/04\/22\/castells-in-tarragona\/"},"modified":"2013-04-22T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T15:54:25","slug":"castells-in-tarragona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarragonaexperience.com\/en\/2013\/04\/22\/castells-in-tarragona\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Castells’ in Tarragona"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Xiquets<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s eight o\u2019clock on the dot. It is hot; the warm sunlight heats up the city. Breaking the imposed silence by the previous night excesses, away they go some musicians at the sound of the gralla (a type of Catalan popular wooden oboe). There are tables everywhere ready to honour the god Bacchus. People do the honours; eating, drinking, and a lot of noise. All of a sudden\u2026 trumpets and thunders, dances of fire, mythological creatures. Here we go again, it is a festivity, but not any. <\/p>\n

People start filling up the square like little streams towards a river. More noise, more shouts. Some are lost in thought: \u2018Toros in here?<\/strong>\u2019. Someone says so; there will be some horns, although only two-legged. There are also tiny people with slanting eyes, ready behind Mrs Nikon and Mrs Hasselblad. Pretty soon they won\u2019t stop clicking their releases. There\u2019s a balcony with people in costumes; they pop in and out, non-stop; all of them able to speak different languages, but unable to understand a word.<\/p>\n

People in coloured shirts can be spotted. Some are striped, some are green, blue and also purple: they are the colles (human-tower teams). The stream has turned into a river now. There\u2019s tension. \u2018We won\u2019t make it!<\/strong>\u2019, as every single year.<\/p>\n

\u2018Hope they fix this once and for all!<\/strong>\u2019 Despite complaints, everyone eventually makes it. People start crowding together, one on top of the other. The whole square, copying the ones climbing, becomes all shaky. There\u2019s a little kid that makes it to the top, and waves his hand; everyone applauses with all their strength. <\/p>\n

\u2018What are they doing?<\/strong>\u2019 \u2013asks some distracted guy\u2013. \u2018They\u2019re making castells<\/strong>\u2019, \u2013he\u2019s answered\u2013. We make castells in Tarragona. Do you fancy coming?<\/p>\n

Written by Enric Seritjol<\/strong>
\nTranslated by Artur Santos<\/a><\/strong>
\nPhotography by Rafael L\u00f3pez-Monn\u00e9<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Colla<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Xiquets<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Castellers<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Concurs<\/a><\/p>\n

Tarragona has four ‘Colles Castellers’ (human towers’ teams) :
\nXiquets de Tarragona<\/a><\/strong>
\nColla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona<\/a><\/strong>
\nXiquets del Serrallo<\/a><\/strong>
\nCastellers de Sant Pere i Sant Pau<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Main Castellers performances in Tarragona:<\/strong>
\nApril 23, Sant Jordi. From 7.30pm at ‘Rambla Nova’.
\nJune 24, Sant Joan. From 7.30pm at ‘Pla\u00e7a de la Font’.
\nAugust 19, Sant Mag\u00ed. From 12pm at ‘Pla\u00e7a de les Cols’.
\nSeptember 11, Catalonia National Festivity. From 7.30pm at ‘Rambla Nova’.
\nSeptember 15 (First Sunday during ‘Santa Tecla’ Festivities). From 12pm at ‘Pla\u00e7a de la Font’.
\nSeptember 23, Santa Tecla. From 1pm at ‘Pla\u00e7a de la Font’.
\nSeptember 24, ‘la Merc\u00e8’ Festivity. From 1pm at ‘Pla\u00e7a de les Cols’.
\nFirst weekend of October (only on even years), The Castells Competition. From 10am at ‘Tarraco Arena Pla\u00e7a’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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