The 23rd Tarragona Castells Competition took place today (Oct. 3) in the Catalonia region of Spain. This is a cultural phenomenon in which groups called "colles" compete to build the highest, most unique human towers. It is a true demonstration of community, trust, skill and training.
Watch the video and see how the tower builders walk over the supportive crowd just to get to the site. Then, they naturally begin with the big men on the lower tiers and keep constructing upward to the young children on top. Each tier of people climbs up on the shoulders of the lower tiers.
The people who participate in these teams are called "castellers," and they continually attempt to build the highest, most complex human towers using ever-evolving techniques. The Catalan tradition is believed to have originated from human towers built at the end of the 18th century by dance groups, and it has morphed into an integral part of the Catalan culture.
May all people learn to trust our neighbors as these community members are doing. And may we build new global communities where all members are supported, just as happen each year in Spain with these human towers.
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Let's all build human towers. What else do we have to do?
all i want to do is be on top of the tower
These folks really know how to party.
Please, don't call it a "spanish tradition", because it's only a catalan tradition (there's not any "colla" abroad catalan lands)- Catalans are not spanish at all, and some spaniards may thing you're offendig them includint "castellers" within the spanish culture.
You have missed the most important thing
The tradition is not spanish( ITS CATALAN)
YOU MIGHT AS WELL CALL THE BAG PIPES AN ENGLISH TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT.
YOU SEE WHAT THE SCOTS WILL SAY JIMMY
You cant even get the name of the teams correct If thats cultural awareness you had better wake up matty
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