Indigenous people are fond of parties, so they willingly celebrate national festivals and modern Spanish holidays. Each city is sure to celebrate Festa Major dedicated to its patron saint. Typically, mass festivities last for several days; the celebration is full of exciting entertainment and symbolic events.
Cities arrange fun events, musical performances and large-scale fairs and mount an incredible amount of rides for children. It is simply impossible to imagine Festa Major without handicraft exhibitions, where absolutely everyone can learn how to make unique gifts and buy unusual souvenirs.
Events dedicated to patron saints of Catalan towns are usually held in summer, so this time Catalunya is always visited by many foreign visitors. The most spectacular events are performances of castellero acrobats making so-called ‘human castles’ or Castelli. Acrobats form a vicious circle and then begin to form tiers taking companions up on their shoulders. Human castles can include up to ten stores. A huge number of spectators is always watching that performances.
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