As part of
the Flower Carpet Festival there was a ‘Procession de Gegantes’ scheduled
amongst the events. We have gathered that ‘gegantes’ probably means ‘giants’
and we’ve never seen a giant procession before so after soaking up the sun on
the beach we went to find these giants.
I spotted
them inside a building standing next to each other waiting for their turn. I
stuck my camera through the bars and took some photos of them.
A few
minutes before six the whole square was boiling with anticipation. Many
people tried to stand on top of something and children were lifted up on
shoulders so they could see better. Castellers gathered together and many of
them were holding musical instruments. The tension was palpable and everybody
was looking in the direction of the giants.
At 6 finally
somebody opened the gate and the castellers rushed in to get the giants. After
a few minutes finally the first one emerged. One casteller stood under it and
others stayed around it to keep the road clear around them and to offer any
help needed. Before the giants marched the musicians playing Catalan music.
When the
whole procession finally started we realised that we were on the wrong side of
the square so we rushed through the narrow streets to get back to the other
side. We really didn’t need to as from time to time the giants stopped for a
little dance and to give the castellers who carried them a break. There was
space for everybody to follow.
Paul even
took a video of the giants’ dance.
It was great
fun and I’m looking forward to see some other giants at other Spanish festivals
later in the year.
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