WHAT DOES CASTELLO MEAN? Castel is not a word in Spanish it is a word in Catalan. The people of Cataluna Spanish and Catalan hoblon. Catalan is a combination of Spanish, Italian and French. The people of Catalonia use Catalan words to describe their cultural traditions. WHEN DO THE CASTELLS BUILD? Tourists can see the coastlines of Tarragona in August, during the San Magin festival. During the feast of Saint Magin, there is a very popular competition. Many groups participate in the competition to see who can build the tallest castel. They want to build the tallest castle, but they also want to build the most complicated castle. The groups practice a lot to hone their strategies. HOW IS A CASTELL BUILT? There are many people at the base of the castell. The base of the castle was formed pinyon, the people who make up the pinya took baixos. The short ones have to be muscular people. The responsibility of the baixos is to help the rest of the people who make up the forte. The baixos lift the other people. They help them to form another floor. Thus, the baixos and the people who make up the second floor raise more people and help them to form more floors. process repeats. They complete the castelli with a pho consisting of a single person. This floor is called pom de dalt, and the person on the pom de dalt is enxanetan. Benxaneta has to be a small person. He also has to be a brave person. The rook is complete when the enxaneta raises his hands.
