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<title><![CDATA[El joc dels castellers a la televisió]]></title>
<link>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/?p=280</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tete</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/?p=280</guid>
<description><![CDATA[En dues ocasions ja us he parlat del joc &#8220;Castellers&#8221;, i en aquesta tercera ocasió us m]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>En dues ocasions ja us he parlat del joc "Castellers", i en aquesta tercera ocasió us mostro el vídeo de la notícia que ha emès el programa de TV3 "Telenotícies Comarques" aquest migdia del 13 d'agost de 2008.</p>
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<div style="font-size:10px;">more about "<a href="http://vodpod.com/watch/939974-el-joc-dels-castellers?pod=xurricaqui">El joc dels castellers</a>", posted with <a href="http://vodpod.com/wordpress">vodpod</a></div>
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<title><![CDATA[lo pilar de sis]]></title>
<link>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=76</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kaiser</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=76</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ja sé que això de copiar dels altres no està bé, i que darrerament ho estic fent, però ho faig ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ja sé que això de copiar dels altres no està bé, i que darrerament ho estic fent, però ho faig citant la referència. M'agradaria transcriure el que ha dit fa unes hores el Joan Beumala al programa de castells 3 Rondes de Catalunya Informació, sobre la gran actuació que hem fet aquest migdia a Sants (id 4/8, 4/8, 2/7, 5/7, p6):</p>
<blockquote><p>Menció especial per aquests ambiciosos Castellers de Lleida, que no perdonen una, diada a Sants amb els amfitrions una mica en plan "divertimento" i catacrac! queixalada dels de la Terra Ferma, quatre de vuit i pilar de sis, molt bé Castellers de Lleida!<!--more--></p></blockquote>
<p>Ho transcric perquè és molt significatiu qui ho diu, com ho diu, i què l'ha motivat a dir això. És una bona mostra que el camí es demostra caminant, que l'esforç i la constància donen els seus fruits, que la feina ben feta no té fronteres, i totes les frases fetes que hi vulgueu posar. En resum, només hi ha dos maneres de fer les coses: bé o malament.</p>
<p>Eufòric? Sí. Afònic? També. Parcial? Només faltaria. Estem en un moment dolç, deixeu-me disfrutar, deixeu-nos assaborir cada castell de vuit, cada pilar de sis, cada folre ben fet que provem (de moment, només als assaigs), deixeu que ens alegrem per cada llenya que no hem tingut (enguany només ens han caigut dos pilars de sis carregats). En aquesta vida tot és cíclic, ja tornaran les vaques magres. De moment, hem de seguir amb aquesta bona línia que ens porta a disfrutar dels castells de 8 bàsics i de plantejar-nos nous reptes.</p>
<p>Potser diumenge vinent a Barcelona ho tornarem a repetir, o potser no. Sigui com sigui, ens en podrem anar de vacances (amb el permís de Vilanova del Segrià) amb mitja temporada superada amb nota. Cert, falta el tres, però queda mitja temporada, la meitat bona!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[el quatre torna per quedar-se]]></title>
<link>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=72</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kaiser</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=72</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mentre milers de sonats en cotxe tocant claxons i treient banderes per la finestra m&#8217;impedeixe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mentre milers de sonats en cotxe tocant claxons i treient banderes per la finestra m'impedeixen dormir, aprofito per escriure aquesta entrada, inspirada en part per una breu i magnífica <a href="http://frikilandiverdusco.blogspot.com/2008/06/hola-quatre.html" target="_blank">entrada</a> del FrikilandiVerdusco. Segur que no li fa res que en copiï una part:<!--more--></p>
<blockquote><p>Com va 4? ja era hora que arribèssis , eh! 20 mesos per veure't descarregat, i ara t'apareixes així, tant de guays..com si no passés res, on cony érets l'any passat?espero veure't més sovint per plaça i que a partir d'ara segueixis igual de bé.</p></blockquote>
<p>Doncs bé, efectivament el quatre ha tornat, i sembla que per quedar-se, perquè aquest migdia l'hem tornat a descarregar al Passeig de Sant Joan de Barcelona. No ha sigut tan insultant com el de Reus perquè s'ha desquadrat una mica, però ha sigut més ràpid i molt sobrat. Amb el proper que descarreguem (probablement diumenge vinent) serà el desè que descarreguem en total, igualant el nombre de tresos de vuit.</p>
<p>Les sensacions que he viscut amb aquests dos castells, el de Reus i el d'avui, han sigut fantàstiques. A Reus em va emocionar sentir l'ovació del públic, amb xiulets i tot, perquè els afeccionats de Reus són gent entesa i van disfrutar veient un quatre tan ben quadrat i parat. Podeu sentir els xiulets en <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvR8xSuqzc0" target="_blank">aquest video</a>. Vaig disfrutar moltíssim a Reus, per primer cop a la plaça Mercadal, molt més plena del que m'esperava, i amb un ambient de gran diada. I a més, amb pilar polèmic, què més volem?</p>
<p>En el d'avui a Barcelona l'hem descarregat tot i estar desquadrat, però en els pisos superiors anava tan sobrat que a segons i terços no hem hagut de patir gens. De fet, així és com haurien d'anar les coses en una colla capaç de descarregar vuit vegades el 3 de 8 al 2007: el normal és que el quatre es descarregui, més bonic o més lleig, però el quatre es defensa i es treballa, té molt marge. En canvi el 3 de 8 no té tan marge i en vam descarregar vuit.</p>
<p>Pel que fa al pilar de sis (2 carregats consecutivament)... doncs bé, a ningú li agrada caure, però aconseguir dos pilars de 6 al juny és un èxit que només han aconseguit colles de nou. El pilar de 6 és un castell dificilíssim, que sempre pot caure per bé que es tingui.</p>
<p>Molt s'haurien de torçar les coses per a que aquesta no sigui una grandíssima temporada (la millor) pels Castellers de Lleida. Ben aviat al quatre de vuit l'acompanyarà el tres, i entrarem en una fase on disfrutarem de la clàssica de 8, que podrem tirar ben bé a cada plaça, mentre que als assaigs ens podrem dedicar als nous reptes. Gràcies a uns consells d'última hora, hem canviat unes peces clau del folre, i sembla mentida com s'ha notat, divendres vam fer la millor prova de folre de la temporada juntament amb la de festa major.</p>
<p>Per veure com segueix la història, la propera cita és diumenge 6 de juliol al migdia, al barri de Sants de Barcelona, acompanyats dels Xiquets de Reus i els Castellers de Sants. Es tracta d'una diada inventada per posar juntes tres colles amb solvència contrastada i molts punts en comú, però que ara mateix viuen en nivells diferents: Sants acaba de descarregar la torre de vuit amb folre i prepara l'assalt al nou. Lleida està a punt a punt de tirar la clàssica de vuit, i Reus assegura i encara no té els castells de vuit a punt. De tota manera, segueix sent un cartell de luxe, una llaminadura d'actuació per a sibarites dels castells, per a entesos de debò que no només surten de casa per veure gamma extra.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.castellersdelleida.cat/cpg146/albums/2008b/20080629_120_4d8_CdL_Barcelona_Camp_Grassot.JPG" alt="" width="500" height="665" /></p>
<p><strong>Actualitzat el <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&#38;hl=en&#38;geocode=&#38;mrt=all&#38;ie=UTF8&#38;t=h&#38;msa=0&#38;msid=105413064197288182283.00044eb41c9113657be04&#38;ll=41.568197,1.571045&#38;spn=1.444564,3.504639&#38;z=9" target="_blank">mapa</a> de castells de 8 </strong></p>
<p>(Gràcies Aureli per les magnífiques fotos, i per penjar-les tan ràpid).</p>
<p>Rànquing de poblacions on hi hem fet castells de vuit:</p>
<ol>
<li>Lleida (16)</li>
<li>Tarragona (4)</li>
<li>Barcelona i Reus (3)</li>
<li>Agramunt, Vic i Vilafranca del Penedès (1)</li>
</ol>
<p>Barcelona acaba de pujar una posició ja que fins diumenge només tenia 1 castell de 8, i tot indica que en les properes setmanes podria pujar ràpidament fins a la segona posició!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[actualitzat el mapa de castells de vuit]]></title>
<link>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=65</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kaiser</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=65</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Autocita:
A mesura que anem fent més castells de vuit l’aniré actualitzant. Els propers? 21 de j]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Autocita:</p>
<blockquote><p>A mesura que anem fent més castells de vuit l’aniré actualitzant. Els propers? 21 de juny a Reus!</p></blockquote>
<p>Doncs dit i fet. Per segon any consecutiu els primers castells de vuit els hem fet per Sant Joan a Reus: 4 de 8, 2 de 7, 5 de 7 i un <a href="http://lapinya.cat/viewtopic.php?p=6727#6727" target="_blank">polèmic</a> pilar de 6 carregat.<!--more--></p>
<p>Aquí teniu una foto del 4 de 8:</p>
<p><a><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.castellersdelleida.cat/cpg146/albums/2008b/20080621_112_4d8_CdL_Reus.JPG" alt="Després del 4d8" width="360" height="480" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&#38;hl=en&#38;geocode=&#38;mrt=all&#38;ie=UTF8&#38;msa=0&#38;msid=105413064197288182283.00044eb41c9113657be04&#38;t=h&#38;ll=41.568197,1.571045&#38;spn=1.060326,2.406006&#38;z=9" target="_blank">Aquí teniu el mapa</a>. Feu zoom (a Reus per exemple) per poder veure els diferents castells de 8 que hi hem fet individualment.</p>
<p>Els propers castells de vuit, si tot va com ha d'anar, els veurem en tres actuacions consecutives a Barcelona:</p>
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<li>Diumenge 29 de juny al migdia a Barcelona. Passeig de Sant Joan amb Indústria (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#38;hl=en&#38;geocode=&#38;q=passeig+de+sant+joan+160,+barcelona&#38;mrt=all&#38;sll=41.402904,2.165294&#38;sspn=0.008305,0.018797&#38;ie=UTF8&#38;ll=41.402968,2.16568&#38;spn=0.008305,0.018797&#38;t=h&#38;z=16" target="_blank">mapa</a>). Amb <a href="http://www.castellersdelaviladegracia.org/" target="_blank">Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia</a> i <a href="http://www.marrecs.cat/" target="_blank">Marrecs de Salt</a>.</li>
<li>Diumenge 6 de juliol al migdia a Barcelona. Plaça d'Osca (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#38;hl=en&#38;geocode=&#38;q=osca,+barcelona&#38;mrt=loc&#38;sll=41.387917,2.169919&#38;sspn=1.063292,2.406006&#38;ie=UTF8&#38;ll=41.376615,2.140789&#38;spn=0.008308,0.018797&#38;t=h&#38;z=16" target="_blank">mapa</a>). Amb <a href="http://borinots.cat/" target="_blank">Castellers de Sants</a> i <a href="http://www.xiquetsdereus.cat/" target="_blank">Xiquets de Reus</a>.</li>
<li>Diumenge 13 de juliol al migdia a Barcelona. Plaça dels Àngels, davant del MACBA (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#38;hl=en&#38;geocode=&#38;q=pla%C3%A7a+dels+angels+1,+barcelona&#38;mrt=all&#38;sll=41.383104,2.1645&#38;sspn=0.008308,0.018797&#38;ie=UTF8&#38;ll=41.382862,2.165315&#38;spn=0.008308,0.018797&#38;t=h&#38;z=16" target="_blank">mapa</a>). Amb <a href="http://castellersdebarcelona.cat/" target="_blank">Castellers de Barcelona</a> i <a href="http://www.castellersdesparreguera.cat/" target="_blank">Castellers d'Esparreguera</a>.</li>
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<p>Si aconseguim fer castells de vuit en aquestes actuacions, seria gairebé com haver fet una gran temporada abans de la part forta (setembre-octubre).</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Els castells a l'Expo de Saragossa]]></title>
<link>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/?p=111</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tete</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/?p=111</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fa pocs dies es va inaugurar l&#8217;exposició universal de Saragossa, i fins ara, no hi havia not]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">Fa pocs dies es va inaugurar l'exposició universal de Saragossa, i fins ara, no hi havia notícies de què cap colla castellera hi actués, com han actuat d'altres en altres expos, com per exemple els <a href="http://www.castellersdebarcelona.cat" target="_blank">Castellers de Barcelona</a> a l'Expo de Sevilla al 1992.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Doncs bé, m'acaba d'arribar la notícia de què hi seran presents, però el que si que no sé si hi tindrà a veure alguna colla castellera.</p>
<p>La notícia és la següent (de <a href="http://www.fila7.com/website/noticias_detalle.asp?key=182" target="_blank">Fila7</a>):</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="alignright" style="float:right;border:2px solid black;margin:2px;" src="http://www.fila7.com/website/images/thumb_1AF_aigua.jpg" alt="" width="170" height="136" /><em>Fila7 Events, per encàrrec de la Generalitat, dissenyarà i produirà l’acte del Dia de Catalunya (11 de setembre) a l’Expo 2008 de Saragossa, que serà retransmès en directe per la televisió catalana.<br />
Aquest acte, de 15 a 20 minuts de durada, es dirà “Escultura de l’aigua”.<br />
La proposta és escenificar un gran símbol: els castellers. Conceptualment es tracta de construir una imatge potent i significativa en la qual es representa la relació entre la naturalesa del nostre planeta i el nostre cos mitjançant l’aigua, ja que el cos humà esta constituït en un 70% d’aigua.<br />
La direcció artística serà de Hansel Cereza, fundador i ex membre de La Fura dels Baus, coreògraf del Circ du Soleil, director de la Cerimònia d’Inauguració del Fòrum, entre d’altres. La banda sonora, composada per Pep Sala (ex membre del grup Sau), serà interpretada en directe amb cors i orquestra. La imatge de l’aigua serà creada per Frank Aleu (Urano).</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Doncs bé aqui teniu la notícia, no he trobat més informació però que cadascú es faci una idea de per on van els trets.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[mapa de castells de vuit]]></title>
<link>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=58</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kaiser</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=58</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Avui he tingut una idea, com que ja hem fet un bon grapadet de castells de vuit arreu de la geografi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avui he tingut una idea, com que ja hem fet un bon grapadet de castells de vuit arreu de la geografia catalana, he pensat que podria fer un senzill mapa google per veure amb un cop d'ull on els hem fet.<!--more--></p>
<p>Al final m'ho he acabat currant una mica (no gaire) i he afegit una foto de cada castell i un enllaç a l'album de la <a href="http://www.castellersdelleida.cat/" target="_blank">web dels Castellers de Lleida</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&#38;hl=ca&#38;msa=0&#38;msid=105413064197288182283.00044eb41c9113657be04&#38;ll=41.777457,0.834961&#38;spn=1.433754,3.669434&#38;t=h&#38;z=9" target="_blank">Aquí teniu el mapa.</a></p>
<p>Només compto els castells descarregats i els carregats. Hi ha un codi de colors: els 4 de 8 són vermells, els 3 de 8 són blaus i els pilars de 6 són verds. S'accepten votacions per triar el color de la torre de vuit.</p>
<p>Si no veieu les fotos senceres, si us apareix la part de dalt del castell escapçada, podeu moure el mapa arrossegant-lo amb el ratolí.</p>
<p>A mesura que anem fent més castells de vuit l'aniré actualitzant. Els propers? 21 de juny a Reus!</p>
<p><img src="http://www.castellersdelleida.cat/cpg146/albums/2007/20070930_230_4d8_CdL_Paeria.JPG" alt="4 de 8 C. 30-09-2007 Paeria" width="600" height="800" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Buscando Inspiración]]></title>
<link>http://xorsch.wordpress.com/?p=120</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xorsch</dc:creator>
<guid>http://xorsch.wordpress.com/?p=120</guid>
<description><![CDATA[
Ver el fotoblog de Paky
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.miradas.it/images/20080519095328_img_0887.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /></p>
<p>Ver el <a href="http://www.miradas.it">fotoblog de Paky</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Book -fotografías-]]></title>
<link>http://luciaburbano.wordpress.com/?p=91</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>luciaburbano</dc:creator>
<guid>http://luciaburbano.wordpress.com/?p=91</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ejemplos de fotografías propias sobre diferentes temas, una mirada personal a la realidad que nos ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ejemplos de fotografías propias sobre diferentes temas, una mirada personal a la realidad que nos rodea.</p>
<p>Tarda en descargarse, así que un poco de paciencia, gracias.</p>
<p> <a href="http://luciaburbano.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/lucia-burbano.pdf">lucia-burbano</a>.pdf</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://luciaburbano.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/bookfotos.pdf"></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Castells a Tailàndia?]]></title>
<link>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/castells-a-tailandia/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tete</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/castells-a-tailandia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Vegeu quina fotografia més curiosa que he trobat a Filckr, es tracta d&#8217;un pilar de cinc sis q]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">Vegeu quina fotografia més curiosa que he trobat a <a href="http://www.flickr.com" target="_blank">Filckr</a>, es tracta d'un pilar de <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">cinc</span> sis que porta per títol "Viaje Thailandia, els Castellets del Asia". És la primera vegada que tinc notícies d'una activitat com aquesta en aquest país, i buscant per internet no he sapigut trobar res més.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Vosaltres en sabeu alguna cosa més?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15952269@N02/1729869314/" target="_blank"><img style="border:2px solid black;margin:2px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/1729869314_167bddee95.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[amb sa calma]]></title>
<link>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=43</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kaiser</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amblacalma.wordpress.com/?p=43</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cap de setmana casteller a Mallorca, hem actuat al magnífic Castell de Bellver, del s.XIV amb els C]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cap de setmana casteller a Mallorca, hem actuat al magnífic Castell de Bellver, del s.XIV amb els Castellers de Mallorca i els Al·lots de Llevant. Un plaer saludar després de molts anys al Jordi i la Cati!<!--more--></p>
<p>El millor moment del cap de setmana, el dinar a Sa Marina, Valldemossa, en una caleta gairebé inaccessible, vam menjar peix del bo arran de mar. Gambetes al ajillo, llobarro a la planxa, cassola de rap... fantàstic! Per postres gat, una mena de pastís borratxo semblant a la tarta de Santiago. De gats n'hi havia molt en aquella caleta, segurament atrets per les sobres de peix del restaurant. Estaven tots endormiscats, prenent el sol, contribuint a l'ambient de calma immensa. No em digueu que la imatge d'un gat dormint no us relaxa. La foto no és d'un gat, però també relaxa:</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/2383001735_00aa01cbe1.jpg" alt="Un moment de calma a la caleta de Valldemossa" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p>L'anècdota que m'agradaria compartir és la d'un nen que viatjava sol a l'avió. Els seus pares estan divorciats i es fa un tip de volar sol entre Mallorca i Barcelona. Son pare, a Mallorca, sempre li reserva el mateix seient, llavors se'n va a la cafeteria en un lloc assajat i el nen pot veure'l quan l'avió surt. Nosaltres no ens ho creiem, però quan l'avió es separa veiem una silueta humana damunt d'una cadira que saluda incansablement amb els dos braços.</p>
<p>Enllaços relacionats:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/gp/24739957@N07/24fc0P" target="_blank">Fotos</a> meues del viatge a flickr.</li>
<li><a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_de_Bellver" target="_blank">Castell de Bellver</a> a la wikipedia. <a href="http://www.mallorcawebsite.com/htmls/bellver.htm" target="_blank">Un altre enllaç</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.castellersdelleida.cat/modules.php?name=Calendari&#38;Today_d=30&#38;Today_m=3&#38;Today_y=2008&#38;type=day" target="_blank">Resum de l'actuació</a>, i també <a href="http://www.castellersdelleida.cat/cpg146/thumbnails.php?album=618" target="_blank">fotos</a> al web dels Castellers de Lleida.</li>
<li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#38;hl=en&#38;geocode=&#38;q=sa+marina,+valldemossa&#38;mrt=loc&#38;sll=39.718114,2.589126&#38;sspn=0.002092,0.005021&#38;ie=UTF8&#38;ll=39.719121,2.589319&#38;spn=0.008368,0.027122&#38;t=k&#38;z=16&#38;iwloc=addr" target="_blank">Ubicació</a> del restaurant Es Port, a Sa Marina, Valldemossa. Telf. 971616194</li>
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<link>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/?p=27</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tete</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/?p=27</guid>
<description><![CDATA[En les diferents celebracions que es duen a terme per Setmana Santa, els castells no hi tenen un llo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify">En les diferents celebracions que es duen a terme per Setmana Santa, els castells no hi tenen un lloc, i normalment cap colla hi actua, excepte ocasions puntuals en què alguna colla aprofita per actuar fora de Catalunya en motiu d'alguna celebració especial.</p>
<p align="justify">Però aquest any hi ha gran novetat en aquest sentit. A Súria, un poble de la comarca del Bagès, presumeixen de tenir les "caramelles" més multitudinàries de tota Catalunya, celebració que es duu a terme per Setmana Santa. Les caramelles, segons definició de la <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/" target="_blank">Wikipèdia</a>, són:  "cançons <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultura_popular" title="Cultura popular">populars</a> que es canten per <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasqua_%28cristiana%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Pasqua (cristiana)">Pasqua</a> o <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasqua_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Pasqua Florida">Pasqua Florida</a>. El grup de cantaires es planta al peu del balcó dels amics i d'altra gent del poble canta unes cançons. S'hi fan acompanyar per <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_musical" title="Instrument musical">instruments musicals</a> diversos (el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigo-rago" title="Rigo-rago">rigo-rago</a>, el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regue-rec&#38;action=edit&#38;redlink=1" class="new" title="Regue-rec (encara no existeix)">regue-rec</a>, el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataclinc" title="Cataclinc">cataclinc</a>, els bastonets o garrots, el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A8rcol" title="Cèrcol">cèrcol</a>, el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buiro" title="Buiro">buiro</a>, els <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanillers" title="Campanillers">campanillers</a>, els <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrets" title="Ferrets">ferrets</a>, el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salteri" title="Salteri">salteri</a>, el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picacanya" title="Picacanya">picacanya</a>, el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viol%C3%AD_de_pastor" title="Viol de pastor">violí de pastor</a>, la <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xifla" title="Xifla">xifla</a>, etc.). La <i>cistella</i>, lligada al capdamunt d'una llarga vara i tota adornada de cintes, arriba fins al balcó de l'homenatjat el qual, en correspondència, hi deixa el seu donatiu. El Cant més antic de les Caramelles ha estat els <i>Goigs del Roser</i> o de les <i>Botifarres</i>". <!--more--></p>
<p align="justify">Doncs bé, aquest any han decidit introduir un element nou a la Setmana Santa, "Els Castells", i que pot ser el principi d'una colla castellera estable depenent de l'exit. Segons anuncia el <a href="http://www.suria.diba.es/pdfs/caramelles08.pdf" target="_blank">programa de festes</a>: <i>"Aquest any, la unió de caramellaires de diferents colles incorpora una activitat castellera a la Pasqua de Súria. Gent de totes les edats, amb preparació, assaig i tècnica, faran pinya per carregar i descarregar un castell caramellaire, al qual tothom es podrà sumar".</i></p>
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<p align="justify">I aquest aixecament d'un castell es realitzarà aquest dissabte al pavelló de la localitat. Després d'això, haurem d'estar atents a si finalment tira endevant el projecte d'una colla castellera a Súria. Seguirem informant.</p>
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<link>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/?p=26</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tete</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tetecdb.wordpress.com/?p=26</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Us ofereixo un vídeo més de la gent del programa de televisió &#8220;APM?&#8220;, de Televisió d]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="justify">Us ofereixo un vídeo més de la gent del programa de televisió "<a href="http://www.tv3.cat/programa/160534571" target="_blank">APM?</a>", de <a href="http://www.tv3.cat" target="_blank">Televisió de Catalunya</a>. En aquest, a Madrid fan un espectacle en què realitzen un pilar de tres components, i la presentadora sols li acudeix que això és únic a Madrid i...</div>
<div align="justify">Vosaltres mateixos ho podeu comprovar.</div>
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<title><![CDATA[Castellers]]></title>
<link>http://guerson.wordpress.com/?p=449</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>guerson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guerson.wordpress.com/?p=449</guid>
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As I have said many times before, I love the castellers and if I lived in Catalunya permanently, I]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2305016738_516ea64388.jpg" alt="Castellers" height="500" width="393" /></p>
<p>As I have said many times <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/09/02/diada-castellera/" target="_blank">before</a>, I love the <i>castellers</i> and if I lived in Catalunya permanently, I'd join a <a href="http://www.castellersdevilafranca.cat/index.asp?carpeta=presentacio&#38;web=quisom&#38;m=1" target="_blank"><i>colla castellera</i></a>.  So today I made this poster (11 x 14 inches) with some of the pictures I took during my year in Barcelona.</p>
<p>Here's a video for you, I always get goosebumps and tears in my eyes when the castell is undone. It's an unbelievable feeling to be in the main square of Vilafranca del Penedès at St Felix.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/VImXjA3lpvU'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/VImXjA3lpvU&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Entitats o institucions culturals de Sant Boi de Llobregat]]></title>
<link>http://recursosesobibliotecajrb.wordpress.com/?p=15</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bibliosantboi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://recursosesobibliotecajrb.wordpress.com/?p=15</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pel que fa a l’àmbit cultural, podem destacar les entitats següents:
La web del Museu municipal ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;">Pel que fa a l’àmbit cultural, podem destacar les entitats següents:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;">La web del <a href="http://http://www.museusantboi.org/" target="_blank">Museu municipal</a> permet l’accés a les pagines de l’Arxiu Històric Municipal i les Termes Romanes. D’una altra banda, conté informació sobre totes les exposicions que té l’entitat.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;">El <a href="http://www.festivalaltaveu.cat/" target="_blank">Festival Altaveu</a> té la seva pròpia web. En aquesta podem trobar tota la informació sobre aquest important festival, la seva ubicació, informació de les edicions anteriors, etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;">Els <a href="http://castellersdesantboi.iespana.es/" target="_blank">Castellers de Sant Boi</a> són una important entitat que proporcionen una informació molt ben treballada a la seva web. Si vols conèixer el món dels castells, aquesta és la teva.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Castellers en Barcelona]]></title>
<link>http://cardila.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/castellers-en-barcelona/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cardila</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cardila.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/castellers-en-barcelona/</guid>
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Los Castellers según la wikipedia son:
Un Casteller es una persona que forma parte de una colla ca]]></description>
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<p>Los <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casteller" target="_blank">Castellers</a> según la wikipedia son:</p>
<blockquote><p>Un Casteller es una persona que forma parte de una colla castellera para formar Castells (del catalán) (en castellano: castillos). Es el nombre de una tradición típica de ciertas comarcas catalanas, en especial las del Tarragonès, Alt Camp y Alt Penedès, consistente en levantar torres humanas de varios pisos de altura. En la actualidad esta tradición se ha extendido por toda Cataluña.</p></blockquote>
<p dir="ltr">Tuve por causalidades de la vida la suerte de presenciar como construyen un Castell, <!--more-->iba paseando por las calles de Barcelona y en alguna plaza vi mucha gente reunida, al acercarme para ver a que se debía el tumulto me encontré con este espectáculo bien interesante. La idea es que con el trabajo en equipo se demuestra que se pueden hacer muchas cosas, así como construir un castillo. La última pieza del castillo es un niño o niña, el "anxaneta”,  y me entere que en año pasado hubo un accidente por lo que ahora el niño sube con un casco que lo protege ante una eventual caída.</p>
<p dir="ltr">El origen es también muy curioso porque parece provenir de unos bailes o danzas llamadas la <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/muixeranga" title="Muixeranga">Muixeranga</a>, donde al final del baile se construían castillos humanos. Con el tiempo la parte final del baile que consistía en construir castillos humanos fue tomando fuerza hasta que fue separada del baile propiamente dicho y grupos concursaban entre si para construir el castell mas alto.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Aquí les dejo un video que encontré con la construcción de un Castell bien grande.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/NIIzGnoYUtc'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/NIIzGnoYUtc&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Enlaces:</b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://castellersdebarcelona.cat/moncasteller/introduccio/es">http://castellersdebarcelona.cat/moncasteller/introduccio/es</a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casteller">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casteller</a></p>
<div class="bjtags"><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/castellers" rel="tag">castellers</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/barcelona" rel="tag">barcelona</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/curiosidades" rel="tag">curiosidades</a></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Wordless Wednesday]]></title>
<link>http://guerson.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/wordless-wednesday-5/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>guerson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guerson.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/wordless-wednesday-5/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A casteller getting ready before going on to the main plaza of a Catalan town

Don&#8217;t know who ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A <em>casteller</em> getting ready before going on to the main plaza of a Catalan town</p>
<p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/80/231636982_cd136b6a72.jpg" alt="Castellers" height="333" width="500" /></p>
<p>Don't know who the <em>castellers</em> are?  Check <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/09/02/diada-castellera/" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://away.com/features/spain_pyramids.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.castellersdevilafranca.cat/index.asp?carpeta=multimedia&#38;web=index" target="_blank">videos here</a> (I always get goosebumps when the music starts). They were my favourite element of Catalan culture and the energy in the square when they succeed in putting together a difficult tower is ubelievable... My husband used to say that if we lived in Catalonia for good, he would have joined a group of <em>castellers</em>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Castellers]]></title>
<link>http://paubcn.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/castellers/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pau</dc:creator>
<guid>http://paubcn.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/castellers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aquí os dejo cuatro fotos que he sacado del fondo del armario. Estas fotos las hice en una diada ca]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aquí os dejo cuatro fotos que he sacado del fondo del armario. Estas fotos las hice en una diada castellera a la que fui hace un tiempo,</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Festes de Santa Eulália]]></title>
<link>http://guerson.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/festes-de-santa-eulalia/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>guerson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guerson.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/festes-de-santa-eulalia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This weekend we went downtown to take photographs and happened upon the Festes de Santa Eulália, on]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This weekend we went downtown to take photographs and happened upon the <a href="http://www.bcn.cat/santaeulalia/" target="_blank">Festes de Santa Eulália</a>, one of the patron saints of Barcelona. Also known as the Festa Major d'Hivern (Winter Main Feast), the Festes de Santa Eulália is dedicated to kids and we founds crowds and crowds of children everywhere we went downtown with every square holding some sort of event - there were traditional dances, games, story-telling, parades, you name it.</p>
<p>One of the themes I like to photograph is children. They are so natural and full of expression that I can't resist taking pictures of kids playing or simply running around. Photographing people can be very hard, particularly if you are shy like me. I don't want to feel like an intruder and I'm sometimes worried people will misunderstand my interest or be suspicious of my motives for taking their pictures. My photography teacher back in Toronto told me to be obvious about it - just ask, she said. Even if you don't speak the language, all you have to do is point a picture at someone, smile and raise your thumb up or your eyebrows in a question-like manner. Nine times out of ten people will comply. Yet, I felt shy most times and I used to try to sneak the odd shot with my telephoto lens. But my new 50mm lens requires me to get right up close to people to be able to get a good shot. So lately, I've become a little bolder. And the results have been fantastic! This weekend I would point my camera at little kids, often dressed in costumes, and every time that the parents were around and noticed me, they would tell the kid to look at me, smile, etc. Nobody looked at me suspiciously or were troubled by my interest in any way.  I should have the pictures by the end of the week to share with you... This one I took last year, during the Festes de la Mercè, the other Barcelona patron saint:</p>
<p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/339738461_9047600bd1.jpg" alt="Merce 2006" border="1" height="333" width="500" /></p>
<p>Well, no Catalan festival is complete without a parade of giants, big heads, water-spewing dragons, a presentation of castellers, and some correfocs. You gotta love Catalan culture; it's so rich!! I'm particularly fond of the castellers, the amazing groups of people of all ages (6-80) who make human towers, which they call castles.</p>
<p>Here's a picture from the Diada Castellera de Vilafranca del Penedès, this past summer:</p>
<p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/91/231637566_c839a4bbed.jpg" alt="Castellers de Vilafranca" border="1" height="500" width="333" /></p>
<p>The groups are identified by the colour of their shirt. Here in Barcelona there are several neighbourhood groups like the Castellers de Gracia, Sants, Poble Sec, Sant Andreu, etc. There is also the Castellers de Barcelona, who wear red shirts and are up in the higher leagues. All the groups compete in making towers of various difficulties, and I wrote about them a few months ago when <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/09/02/diada-castellera/" target="_blank">we went to check out the best group of all </a>- the castellers de Vilafrance del Penedes.</p>
<p>This Sunday we got right into the group and almost felt part of it. It was great! I got some really near upclose shots and can't wait to get my pictures back from the lab! Alan should have some on his blog during the next few days.</p>
<p>If we lived here full time, we would definitely join a casteller group and volunteer at the various neighbourhood Festa Major. If we had kids I would definitely look for a place where they could learn the traditional dances. It's really nice and I'm glad they are keeping these traditions going....</p>
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<title><![CDATA[My year in pictures...]]></title>
<link>http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/my-year-in-pictures/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>guerson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/my-year-in-pictures/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the highlights of 2006 for me.
In January and February I was in Exam Hell so I woul]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are some of the highlights of 2006 for me.</p>
<p>In <strong>January</strong> and <strong>February</strong> I was in Exam Hell so I would rather forget those...</p>
<p><strong>March</strong></p>
<p>March 22nd we left Toronto to Montreal, where we spent a week relaxing and visiting family and friends. On the 29th we left for Paris were we spent 4 days before heading down, by train, to Barcelona...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935394@N00/131454399/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/131454399_32e7f88ee8_s.jpg" alt="Our beighbourhood" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/153791971/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/153791971_81e7e4aef7_s.jpg" alt="Alan's brother's farm" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/153791954/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/153791954_7ac23f7a2d_s.jpg" alt="Benjamin Angus" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/331862174/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/331862174_375e97a4ea_s.jpg" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/331862133_8d3fcb404c_s.jpg" border="1" height="75" width="75" /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/331862039_4a6184d7cd_s.jpg" border="1" height="75" width="75" /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/331861973_51bce24db4_s.jpg" border="1" height="75" width="75" /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/331861954_62d03e5310_s.jpg" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></p>
<p><strong>April</strong></p>
<p>We arrived in Barcelona on April 3rd, and after settling into <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/04/26/another-beautiful-day/" target="_blank">our apartment</a>, we took a bus tour of the city to get our bearings... The first thing I noticed were the wonderful balconies in the modernist buildings... And the beach of course! And our first Catalan festival - <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/april-23rd-sant-jordi/">Sant Jordi</a>!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/331869678_a9390ac59d_s.jpg" border="1" height="75" width="75" /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/129451750/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/129451750_5f3e7c2354_s.jpg" alt="Windows" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/133599910/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/133599910_4d74d49f94_s.jpg" alt="Sant Jordi" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/129453962/in/set-72057594108469255/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/129453962_fe444dd1df_s.jpg" alt="and more windows" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/130030945/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/130030945_a8ff8c1fdb_s.jpg" alt="Beach" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><strong>May</strong></p>
<p>Our first visitors arrived! Pearl and Al came from Toronto to spend two weeks in Salou, just south of Tarragona. We spent the weekend with them and visited Tarragona and they came to spend a few days with us in Barcelona. At the end of the month, Melissa, a Brazilian friend who was spending some time in Porto, came for <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/05/23/a-brazilian-in-barcelona/" target="_blank">a weekend</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935394@N00/142970398/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/142970398_eac3da7677_s.jpg" alt="Tarragona" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935394@N00/142970260/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/142970260_9fc00702f7_s.jpg" alt="Pearl, Al &#38; Me" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/152025578_8d713321b0_s.jpg" alt="Melissa at Hospital Sant Pau" border="1" height="75" width="75" /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935394@N00/142970329/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/142970329_f590ef409b_s.jpg" alt="Cathedral in Tarragona" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><strong>June</strong></p>
<p>This month I had a conference in <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/06/13/impressions-madrilenas/" target="_blank">Madrid</a>. After the conference we spent a few days in Toledo, and it was really worth it! Despite being early June, the area of Madrid was hit was a heatwave that brought temperatures up to 40! Our retreat in Madrid became the park El Retiro. Loved Toledo!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165983456/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/165983456_d336bbf09b_s.jpg" alt="Retiro" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/58/165983539_972f93816b_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/58/165983539_972f93816b_s.jpg" alt="Gran Via" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165983829/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/165983829_fa84832a69_s.jpg" alt="Plaza Mayor" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165983788/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/59/165983788_d58380c288_s.jpg" alt="Windows" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165983896/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/165983896_8e1301b216_s.jpg" alt="Too hot in Madrid, off to Toledo" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165983968/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/165983968_d2a45004f2_s.jpg" alt="Toledo train station" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165985182/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/165985182_512c38bec5_s.jpg" alt="Jewish past" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165987103/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/165987103_0f0f6882ff_s.jpg" alt="Toledo's Alcazar" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165987041/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/62/165987041_df26f30217_s.jpg" alt="wonderful food" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/165986992/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/62/165986992_10b2ad0e83_s.jpg" alt="wonderful people" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><strong>July</strong></p>
<p>Summertime! We discovered <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/07/09/sant-pol-de-mar/" target="_blank">St Pol de Mar</a> and our friends <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/07/22/high-season-at-our-household/" target="_blank">Gordon, Jean, and Jen</a> came to visit from Montreal.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/185600860/in/set-72157594192964308/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/185600860_97ddaffddd_s.jpg" alt="Sant Pol de Mar" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935394@N00/201699568/in/set-72157594431549367/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/71/201699568_ae2a5055bc_s.jpg" alt="Gordon, Jean, Al &#38; Francesca in Sitges" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935394@N00/206300996/in/set-72157594431549367/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/87/206300996_05361a73b8_s.jpg" alt="Friends in Sant Pol de Mar" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><strong>August</strong></p>
<p>The highlight of this month was a <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/fun-and-friendship-at-the-delta/" target="_blank">weekend in Delta del Ebre</a> with our friends Jackie, Sebastian, Naomi, and Francisca. The month ended with the Diada Castellera de Vilafranca del Penedes, the best castellers event in Catalunya.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/228294919/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/84/228294919_38f57ec8a9_s.jpg" alt="Cycling through the rice fields" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/228294735/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/228294735_869a9b4622_s.jpg" alt="Rice fields" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/228294058/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/68/228294058_807ca9dea0_s.jpg" alt="Boats" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/231636982/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/228297237_d91ee39bff_s.jpg" alt="Delta" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/231636982/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/80/231636982_cd136b6a72_s.jpg" alt="Diada Castellera" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><strong>September</strong></p>
<p>Our friends Norbert and Carole came for a visit and we had a great time showing them our new city. Norbert and Carole had been to Barcelona before, but that was back in the 1960s... Barcelona celebrated its patron saint in the week-long festival of La Mercè...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/339719558/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/339719558_b6b86e5e06_s.jpg" alt="La Merce" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/339735986/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/339735986_51a91fbf17_s.jpg" alt="Getting ready to perform" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/339738461/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/339738461_9047600bd1_s.jpg" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/339737899/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/339737899_f61cde58f3_s.jpg" alt="Little Catalan feet" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935394@N00/252388990/in/set-72157594431549367/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/88/252388990_e82075c534_s.jpg" alt="Norbert &#38; Carole" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><strong>October</strong></p>
<p>My parents came for a <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/10/10/familia-trapo-in-europe/" target="_blank">visit</a> and my little nephew proved to be quite the little trooper ;)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/266031668/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/111/266031668_3a7fa7c354_s.jpg" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/280046686_4b45ca7fc3_s.jpg" alt="Beach in october" border="1" height="75" width="75" /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/266031700/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/266031700_c9cc7b5719_s.jpg" alt="Matheus" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/265219634/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/111/265219634_c324af48f5_s.jpg" alt="Matheus in Paris" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><strong> November</strong></p>
<p>We visited Vic and our friend Christine visited from Montreal. Together we explored Girona. Ahh, the wonderful <a href="http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/fallwinter-in-barcelona/" target="_blank">autumn colours</a>...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/309660792/" target="_blank"> </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/302259552/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/302259552_8e11068af2_s.jpg" alt="The narrow streets of Girona" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39604225@N00/309660792/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/302257572_3798f992ae_s.jpg" alt="Girona" border="1" height="75" width="75" /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/309660792_b14eaaf055_s.jpg" alt="Vic Market" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935394@N00/290694258/in/set-72157594431549367/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/290694258_48fdc8dcb7_s.jpg" alt="Vic" border="1" height="75" width="75" /></a></p>
<p><strong> December </strong></p>
<p>Lisboa!! what can I say? you've read it all before... I'll end with table setting for a wonderful Chinese meal we had at Jackie's &#38; Sebastian's</p>
<p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/316631715_4d1cf5d3c0.jpg" alt="Lotus leaf" border="1" height="335" width="500" /></p>
<p><em>PS: I'll be touching up the layout and the links during the next couple of days. I wanted this to come out today...</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Diada Castellera]]></title>
<link>http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/09/02/diada-castellera/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 09:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>guerson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guerson.wordpress.com/2006/09/02/diada-castellera/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the things I most enjoy doing is learning about different cultures and participating in popul]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the things I most enjoy doing is learning about different cultures and participating in popular cultural events. After many years suppressed by the Franco regime, Catalan culture has seen quite a revival in the past two to three decades and the region abound with festivals and customs that differentiate it from the rest of Spain.</p>
<p>Every town and, in the case of larger cities like Barcelona, every neighbourhood has its Festa Major, an event that can take a whole week and for which the local people prepare all year. We witnessed a few so far - we saw the giants parade in St Pol de Mar, attended several days of the Festa Major de Gracia, and last wednesday went to see some of the Festa Major de Vilafranca del Penedes, one of the most authentic and considered of national interest.</p>
<p>August 30th is considered particularly important during the week-long Festa Major de Vilafranca since it's the feast day of its patron saint - St Felix. It is also the day when the Colla Castellera de Vilafranca, the best in Catalunya, gives its most anticipated performance. While the rest of Spain praise the individual courage of the bullfighter, the Catalans value the collective efforts and organization of its castellers. Basically groups of up to <strike>400</strike> 1000 people, they build human towers (castles) up to 10 storeys high. The castells (castles in Catalan) are referred to by the number of people at the core of the structure and the number of storeys they reach. On wednesday the Vilafranca group successfully completed a <em>tres de deu amb folre i manilles</em> (three of ten with folre and manilles), basically a ten-storey castle with three people on each floor and two extra bases (the folre and manilla). This was only the second time it had ever been done. You can see the video of the first attempt at their <a href="http://www.castellersdevilafranca.cat/index.asp?carpeta=multimedia&#38;web=index" title="Castellers in action" target="_blank">site</a>. It is VERY impressive.</p>
<p>Jargon -  there are <em>pillars</em>, <em>torres</em> and <em>castells.</em> Pillars have only one person per storey and they usually walk into the square in this formation:</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/94/231637208_585a986be5_m.jpg" alt="Preparing the pillar" border="2" height="240" width="160" /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/85/231637255_65181fc723_m.jpg" alt="Walking into the square" height="240" width="160" /></p>
<p>A pillar of two people per storey is called a torre. This is the first torre of seven done by the Vilafranca group, back in 1969:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.castellersdevilafranca.cat/imatges/destacats/2.jpg" alt="Torre de 7" height="606" width="300" /></p>
<p>A castell has more than three people per storey. Nine storeys is as high as they get with only the Vilafranca group ever having done one of ten. At the base of the castell is the pinya. An extra base above that level is called a folre and the very high ones often need an extra one on top of the folre, the manilla. Castellers are of all ages - from 6 to 80 - and the younger and lighter go to the top. The star of the show is the anxaneta, a 6-9 year old that crowns the castell. The castell is only considered complete when the anxaneta gets to the top and raises his/her hand. That moment is indescribeable - you have to look at the videos at the site above to get a better sense.</p>
<p>Here are some pictures of the events on wednesday:</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/91/231637566_c839a4bbed.jpg" alt="quatre de nou amb l'agulla" height="500" width="333" /></p>
<p>This one was impressive - it was a four of nine with needle (quatre de nou amb l'agulla). Basically, a four of nine castells - hard in itself - that when undone reveals a pillar in the middle:</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/82/231637613_95a895c96a.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></p>
<p>Preparing the pillar in the staging area:</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/89/231637172_050724bc4e.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/91/231637115_c6e1a59274.jpg" alt="symbol of union" height="500" width="333" /></p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/79/231637061_aa7d995b06.jpg" alt="walking into the square" height="500" width="333" /></p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/86/231637038_1aa1c696db.jpg" height="333" width="500" /></p>
<p>After what we saw there, I have to agree with the writing on the wall:</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/87/231637655_0d3512165d.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></p>
<p>Other major events include the Festa Major de Barcelona on the 14 Sept, then a great competition in Tarragona on 1 Oct and the Festa Major de Girona in November. Can't wait!!!</p>
<p><em>Observação para os meus leitores brasileiros - como vocês nunca deixam recado aqui, não sei se realmente visitam esse blog. Me avisem se querem que eu coloque alguma versão em português. </em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiesta de Vilafranca del Penedés]]></title>
<link>http://alanbell.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/villafranca-del-penedes/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alan Bell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://alanbell.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/villafranca-del-penedes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Wednesday, August 30 and what a great day for us. Sebastian, his two nieces (yes, Sebasti]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It's Wednesday, August 30 and what a great day for us. Sebastian, his two nieces (yes, Sebastian is Uncle Sebastian or as we say here in Spain, tio Sebastian), Alex and I went to the Fiesta de Sant Felix in Vilafranca del Penedés.</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/72/229974763_5e71f5cf6a.jpg" height="281" width="457" /></p>
<p>Alex has read about this pueblo in her research papers which date in the 1300s. The pueblo itself has it's origins in the 12th century. The same time that Henry the Second of England married Elenor of Aquitane, the Tower of London took in its 1st prisoner, Crusaders marched into Beirut causing a bloodbath. You can see this is an old pueblo.<br />
Anyhow, we drove up to Villafranca in Sebastian's car and arrived before the activities took place so we managed to get a half decent spot in the square to watch everything going on. The principle reason we were going was to watch the Castellers. Villafranca has a very famous and accomplished team.</p>
<p>Castellers are the people who belong to a colla castellera (team) devoted to making the most impressive castells (towers of human construction) in popular festivals in Catalonia.</p>
<p>Their typical clothes are white trousers, black sash, shawl and colored shirt with the team's emblem. While performing they usually go barefoot so that they don't hurt the other castellers as they climb and so that they have more sensitivity in their feet.</p>
<p>The sash is the most important part of their clothing since it protects the lower part of the back and it's very useful as an additional help in climbing. This piece of cloth has diverse lengths and heights depending on the casteller's position inside the tower and also on personal taste. Its length can range from 1,5 to 8 meters, and it is usually shorter for higher positions.</p>
<p>The castellers, which are a team of acrobats (some of them children), arrange themselves into a multi-tiered structure or tower, sometimes as high as seven-people. The Vilafranca team built one today of 10 people. Alex has photos and comments of their team.<br />
Once the base is constructed a person then climbs to the top of the tower - they are known as the enxaneta and are usually children eight to twelve years old. The accidents are unusual during the construction of a castell. The 6 of august os 2006, in Matarò a 12 year old child fell off the castell and died. Before this, the last mortal accident was in 1981 in Torredembarra. To date there have only been three fatalities in the Castellers history.</p>
<p>Castellers have a motto: "Strength, balance, courage and reason".</p>
<p>In Catalan the word castell means castle, although a castell with two persons per level is a torre (tower) and is usually called a pilar if it consists of just one person per level.</p>
<p>The tradition originated in the Spanish region of Catalonia; more specifically, in the southern part of that region near the city of Tarragona. The tradition later spread to other regions of Catalonia, and has become very popular. However, the best and most skilled castellers are still found near Tarragona although the Vilafranca team is considered one of the best.</p>
<p>Here are some photos of some of the other teams competing and some different structures.</p>
<p>This one is not considered a castel and was for demonstration purposes. It was probably to give less experienced castellers a chance to perfom.</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/81/229974515_f6e14a865b.jpg" height="325" width="433" /></p>
<p>The following sequence of photos shows the progress of a team as it constructs a very impressive tower. Here they are building the second level.<br />
<img src="http://static.flickr.com/86/229974056_b5a0ed3236.jpg" /></p>
<p>The third level, notice the climbers on the side going up for the fourth level......</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/65/229974123_7ed7eec518.jpg" /></p>
<p>The fifth level .........</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/63/229974181_fd555a2557.jpg" /></p>
<p>Getting ready for level six......</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/52/229974242_d5d91d7b6a.jpg" /></p>
<p>Here they are capping the tower with the  enxaneta climbing to their positons.</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/88/229974303_b390249c93.jpg" /></p>
<p>One of the other perfomances that I really wanted to see were 'El Correfoc', 'diablos y demonios', devils and demons armed with all sorts of fireworks go through the streets. I'd seen them briefly in Gracia and I couldn't believe what I saw. I have a few photos of them in Vilafranca.</p>
<p>Here they are marching towards the square. I had to get out of their way, those sparks burn.</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/62/229974725_5592d59f7c.jpg" /></p>
<p>Once they were in the square they danced around and let their dragon loose.</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/74/229974658_4dfc96be3f.jpg" /></p>
<p>They finished up with really noisy rockets. The sound in that square bordered on painful but they were spectacular.</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/90/229974558_0d8f055781.jpg" height="432" width="419" /></p>
<p>We drove back along the coast and stopped in Sitges for a clara (Beer and lemonade). The ride along the coast is magnificent. I can only imagine what it must be like all down south.</p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/59/229974450_2234d2dbd2.jpg" height="317" width="424" /></p>
<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/87/229974394_2487c35886.jpg" height="336" width="448" /></p>
<p>I'd like to thank Tio Seb for a truly enjoyable day.</p>
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Ibrahim
Barcelona : Barcanova, 2004
(Antaviana jove ; 62)
ISBN 	84-489-1585-2
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Barcelona : Barcanova, 2004<br />
(Antaviana jove ; 62)<br />
ISBN 	84-489-1585-2</p>
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