No emprenyeu els gegants de Berga / Don't mess with the giants
Aquest son els dos gegants masculins de Berga, el vell a l'esquerra i el nou (de finals s. XIX) a la dreta. Com podeu veure, els seus arguments son pesants... i plens de punxes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaOnPQ5HEPM
Foto presa a la Patum Extraordinaria del setembre. La Patum SEMPRE es fa per Corpus (entre maig i juny), però aquest 2016 es va donar una 2ª Patum extraordinaria el setembre, en motiu del centenari de la coronació de la Verge de Queralt, patrona de Berga.
La Patum és la celebració més intensa i especial de Catalunya. Em falten paraules per poder-la descriure.
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Those are the "male" giants of the town of Berga, showing their "arguments". They were built arround 1850-1890, and are part of the celebrations of La Patum. On the other side, the tradition of giants in the local festivities is found all arround Catalonia and Europe. In fact the giants, like the "dwarves" are an adopted element in the Patum, not being in the medieval core of the festival.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantes_y_cabezudos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaOnPQ5HEPM
The Patum is a festival held in the Catalan town of Berga each year in Corpus Christi. It's a unique event in all over the World. It's so speciall that it's part of UNESCO World Heritage. It's origins are in the middle ages, although in its current form it dates from the last decades of the XIX Century. It beggins in wednesday of Corpus till sunday of Corpus.
More info about La Patum de Berga:
No emprenyeu els gegants de Berga / Don't mess with the giants
Aquest son els dos gegants masculins de Berga, el vell a l'esquerra i el nou (de finals s. XIX) a la dreta. Com podeu veure, els seus arguments son pesants... i plens de punxes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaOnPQ5HEPM
Foto presa a la Patum Extraordinaria del setembre. La Patum SEMPRE es fa per Corpus (entre maig i juny), però aquest 2016 es va donar una 2ª Patum extraordinaria el setembre, en motiu del centenari de la coronació de la Verge de Queralt, patrona de Berga.
La Patum és la celebració més intensa i especial de Catalunya. Em falten paraules per poder-la descriure.
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Those are the "male" giants of the town of Berga, showing their "arguments". They were built arround 1850-1890, and are part of the celebrations of La Patum. On the other side, the tradition of giants in the local festivities is found all arround Catalonia and Europe. In fact the giants, like the "dwarves" are an adopted element in the Patum, not being in the medieval core of the festival.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantes_y_cabezudos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaOnPQ5HEPM
The Patum is a festival held in the Catalan town of Berga each year in Corpus Christi. It's a unique event in all over the World. It's so speciall that it's part of UNESCO World Heritage. It's origins are in the middle ages, although in its current form it dates from the last decades of the XIX Century. It beggins in wednesday of Corpus till sunday of Corpus.
More info about La Patum de Berga: