{"id":1102,"date":"2023-07-04T11:17:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T09:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/los-castells-le-torri-umane-patrimonio-dellumanita\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T17:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:49:00","slug":"los-castells-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/los-castells-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Castells: the human &#8220;towers&#8221;, Intangible Heritage of Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/los-castells-english\/#towering_human_pyramids\" >Towering human pyramids<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/los-castells-english\/#intangible_heritage_of_unesco\" >Intangible Heritage of Unesco<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/los-castells-english\/#castells_complex_structures\" >Castells: complex structures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/los-castells-english\/#sand_castles\" >Sand castles?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Human pyramids more than 6 floors high rise to the sound of music in Catalonia: it is the cultural phenomenon of\u00a0Castells.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, Spain delights the public with amazing shows that consist in the raising of incredibly high towers. What is it about? These towers are not made of bricks, but of <strong>real people<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>This popular tradition known as &#8220;Castells&#8221;, from the Catalan word &#8220;castles&#8221; referring to the remarkable height these \u201chuman buildings\u201d can reach, entered the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO in 2010.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"towering_human_pyramids\"><\/span><strong>Towering human pyramids<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Castells belong to <strong>a centuries-old tradition<\/strong>. Born between the 18th and 19th centuries near Tarragona, this tradition gradually spread to the rest <strong>Catalonia<\/strong>, thanks to its success among the population.<\/p>\n<p>These human castles have <strong>a complex structure<\/strong>: they are supported at the base by numerous men on whom the floors of the structure are built, up to the top where trained children climb like agile monkeys. The \u201cbricks\u201d of these towers are the so-called \u201ccastellers\u201d, people both trained to resist tough physical efforts and, most importantly, aware of the techniques to \u201cassemble\u201d the Castells. It takes months to be properly trained before the public performance.<\/p>\n<p>Castells can reach <strong>between 6 and 10 floors in height<\/strong> and usually stand in front of municipal buildings. Further, the whole performance is accompanied by the sound of musical instruments. It is possible to hear, in fact, a <strong>traditional music called &#8220;<em>gralla<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong>, which takes on a calmer pace as the Castells are built, or a faster one as the reverse process of deconstruction starts. The types of instruments used are small drums and oboes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"intangible_heritage_of_unesco\"><\/span><strong>Intangible Heritage of Unesco<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On 16<sup>th<\/sup> November 2010 Castells were declared <strong>Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO<\/strong>. The committee underlined that they form part of the <strong>Catalan cultural identity<\/strong> and convey high values of solidarity and social cohesion.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, castellers have a motto: &#8220;<strong>For\u00e7a, Equilibri, Valor i Seny<\/strong>&#8220;, which means &#8220;strength, balance, value and common sense&#8221;. These four virtues, taken from the verse of a work by Jos\u00e9 Anselmo Clav\u00e9, refer to the qualities necessary for the construction of a Castell.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"castells_complex_structures\"><\/span><strong>Castells: complex structures<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Regarding the shape of the Castells, it should be noted that there exist several structural models, although they generally share a common &#8220;skeleton&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The tower, made up of hundreds of people, has different layers. The first one is called <strong><em>pinya<\/em><\/strong>: it is the base that supports all the weight above. The upper layers can include the <strong><em>folre<\/em> <\/strong>and the <strong><em>manilles<\/em><\/strong>, and on the latter stands a taller and slender layer called <strong><em>tronc<\/em><\/strong>; the top, finally, is called <strong><em>pom de<\/em> <em>dalt<\/em><\/strong>, and it is where the children climb.<\/p>\n<p>Castellers belong to <strong>different social backgrounds, genders and ages<\/strong>. Those standing at the base of Castells must have greater strength and physical resistance, which is why they are almost always men (but there may also be women, in some cases). Female castellers generally appear on the upper floors, as they are lighter, up to the top where agile children become the protagonists.<\/p>\n<p>Also interesting is the<strong> traditional uniform<\/strong> of castellers. It consists of a coloured shirt, white trousers, a protective band around the waist, and specific shoes called <em>espardenya<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sand_castles\"><\/span><strong>Sand castles?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Castells are very high \u201cconstructions\u201d, as has been repeated, and potentially dangerous. Like sand castles, they can suddenly collapse. In other words, if one of its components falls, the entire structure suffers the consequences. This, of course, can lead to accidents of varying severity.<\/p>\n<p>There have been three documented cases of <strong>fatal accidents<\/strong>: one in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century, the second in 1983 and the last, the most recent, occurred in 2006. 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