Spain's human pyramid competition returns after pandemic

Spain's human pyramid competition returns after pandemic
October 3, 2022, 7:58 am

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For the first time since the pandemic, the Spanish city of Tarragona has held its famous human pyramid competition, with teams trying to build towers of up to 10 levels for the title of best "castells," the DPA reported, the Anews said.

It said, the popular event normally takes place every two years in the Mediterranean city's former bull fighting arena.

This year's winners were the athletes from Vilafranca, a city famous for its human pyramids, the Diario de Tarragona newspaper reported.

The custom has a long tradition in Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain, where the human towers are part of many town fairs. It has also been awarded intangible cultural heritage status by UNESCO.

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While the towers sometimes collapse, participants rarely get injured. Over its 200-year history, the custom only saw a total of five dead, according to Spanish media reports.

A large share of training is dedicated to avoiding the human pyramid from tumbling down and those at the base are also trained to catch others.

Source: anews

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