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Why Castellers? Because
- Castells are built by a group. Its a large effort that builds a single structure. The group includes the people that are directly in the castell but also everybody around it, and the public.
- Castells are very egalitarian. There is a base and there is a top, but every piece matters; if a piece fails, the whole castell will fail
- Castells are very technical. They are hard to put together, keep in place, and to take apart in a controlled manner.
- Castell competitions are competitions, but friendly.
- Castells represent a wider cultural context. They are very grounded, in a culture and a society.
- Castells are (increasingly) diverse. It’s great to see more women and girls participating, from multiple cultural backgrounds.
Wikipedia pages on Castell: English, Spanish, Catalan.
Pictures are (crops of):
- Maria Artiga – Taken on April 19, 2009. Colla: Bordegassos de Vilanova.
- Ajuntament de Vilanova i la Geltru – Diada Castellera de la Festa Major de Vilanova i la Geltru.
- Taken on July 30, 2011. Colles: Catellers de Vilafranca, Colla Jove dels Xiquets de Tarragana, i Bordegassos de Vilanova (can’t tell which Colla is building the castle but they are all in the Pinya).
- Taken on August 1, 2009.
- Palau Robert. Generalitat de Calatalunya. Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls preparant la pinya. DIada de Santa Ursula. October 24, 2014.
Also see full list of Wikipedia pages of Castellers, Unesco page on Castellers, …
