As amateur enthusiastics we shoot & edit all our Torre Nova videos ourselves. Check out our latest video of the Monastery of Poblet.
A narrow village street, the sound of drums and flutes, and a parade of people dressed up with exaggerated, large heads—Capgrossos—who wink at children and tease the audience with theatrical gestures. In Catalonia, these "large heads" are as much a part of a Festa Major (summer festival) as the Gegants (giants), Castells (human castles), or the fireworks spectacle of Correfoc (running fire). But listening to their story reveals not only the laughter of the parade but also a long history of ritual, identity, and regional pride.
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