Castle Makers
If you've ever marveled at the amazing community effort of the Amish barn raising parties, where young and old, male and female, strong and weak all come together with a common purpose, Catalonia's Castle Makers (Castellers) will also attract your attention.
Cummerbunds and Bare Feet
Brightly colored clothes (unique to each club or colla), bare feet, and wide cummerbunds distinguish climbers from the public that surrounds them on castle-building day.Fent Pinya (Making the Foundation)
As a tower begins to form, supporters surround the foundation, placing hands one on top of the next to make a solid base (the pinya or pineapple, so called because the rows of hands spiraling out from the center resemble that fruit).Castles in the Air
Watching this diverse group of people join together fills me with envy and anxiety.
Calendar
July 1 - Roses
June 30 - Girona
June 26 - Tarragona