Traditional 'gegants' in line for €5,000 restoration

“Gegants” are traditional costumed giant figures that spin around in local celebrations and parades. They are usually several meters tall with painted paper maché heads and arms, and are expressions of local identity in Catalonia.  The giants usually depict archetypes of the town and they are inspired by old historical figures of local relevance such as the king and the queen or the bourgeois and the peasant.  Dances are accompanied by several musicians playing different instruments, the most traditional and important one “la gralla”, and every giant group has its own particular performance.  Now, Vimbodí and Poblet, a rural town in central Catalonia, is spending €5,000 to restore its “Gegants”. / ACN

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First published: August 11, 2021 05:01 PM