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useless-catalanfacts · 9 months

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One of the figures in Catalan traditional festivities like festes majors are these big-headed characters. They are called different names depending on the area: cabeçuts, capgrossos, cabuts, cabets, caparrots, nanos or nanets. All these words derive from the concepts of "big head" or "short person", since that's their most iconic characteristic.

They're hollow paper-mache figures where the dancer puts their head in, and sees through the figure's mouth. They dance usually cheerful songs and greet the people who are watching, particularly children.

The figures can represent stereotypical people from the town (a school child, a rich man, a priest, a farmer, a heiress, etc), local historical or legendary people (nobles, pirates, etc), or just silly people. In some places, if someone from the town/city becomes famous or does something very good for the town, people can choose to make a capgròs that represents them.

If I'm not mistaken, this figures also exist in Basque culture, where they are called buruhandiak or kilikiliak (am I right, @beautiful-basque-country?)

Video by Agrupació de Balls Populars de Sitges taken in the national meet-up of cabeçuts from around Catalonia.

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le-journal-catalan · 1 year

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Gegants d'Elna : Atelier capgrossos, une réussite !

Gegants d’Elna : Atelier capgrossos, une réussite !

« Quelle chouette idée, il me tardait lundi pour commencer ! », voilà les mots récurrents que les enfants avaient à la bouche, en ce premier jour des vacances d’octobre. Sous l’impulsion des « gegants d’Elna » et de l’association Traditions Catalanes, le projet de construction de capgrossos, incluant toutes les phases de fabrications, a vu le jour pour la première fois, sur notre territoire ! Il…

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#association #Capgrossos #gegantera #Gegants d&039;Elna #halloween #Le Journal Catalan #Pyrénées-Orientales #quartiers prioritaires #territoire #traditions catalanes

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aliguesdecatalunya · 2 years

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#Repost @gabrielbcolonia • • • • • • #seguicipopular #cavalcadamercè #cavalcadamercè2022 #lamercè #lamercè2022 #culturapopular #tradicions #barcelona #gegants #gegantons #capgrossos #nans #bestiari @bcn_culturapopular @gegantsbcn #Barcelona @aligaciutatbcn @lleobcn @mulassabcn @boubcn @dracbcn __________________________ #AligaDeBarcelona #AligaDeCatalunya #AliguesDeCatalunya #Aliga #Aguila #Aguiles #Aligues #BestiariPopular #FiguresZoomorfiques #ImatgeriaFestiva #CulturaPopular #BestiariFestiu #BallDeLAliga https://www.instagram.com/p/CjPlmjhtTbL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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minglana · 9 months

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si mireu una mica podeu averiguar de quin poble soc. bueno no m'importe😭n'estic bastant orgullosi de ser d'aqui

#pero vaya. m'espere una festa major de merda aquest any. si acas em veureu al taller de capgrossos LMAO #espera. ara m'en adono q ja no fan el taller de mascares.... joder quina pena. ere tant mitic :(#no poder respirar pq t'estant posant gases amb aigua i guix a la cara i tenir q esperar mentres s'et seque #es com un rite of passage de festa major a [redacted]#pero bueno me'n alegro de q tornin els capgrossos pq els meus cosins i jo ho feiem de petits #l'unic. q no hi ha la festa de l'espuma..... quina infancia mes trista tio :(#xarraire

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betrosla · 3 years

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"Gegants i Capgrossos. Bar La Cooperativa". Blanes. Catalunya. 26/09/2020. Foto de Pepín.

#betrosla #blanes #catalunya #catalonia #gegants #capgrossos #giants #bigheads

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elpaisdellop · 5 years

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Colla Capgrossos de Mataró

#Castellers #Capgrossos #Mataró #Maresme #Catalunya #Catalonia #Cataluña #Barcelona

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oscarxofa · 5 years

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#festes #santaeulalia #Barcelona #gotic #tradicions #gegants #capgrossos 👹 #Catalunya https://www.instagram.com/p/BttB5F8IDM0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tvf5z0lgzy9k

#festes #santaeulalia #barcelona #gotic #tradicions #gegants #capgrossos #catalunya

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xabieram · 6 years

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La Nit del Museu MNAC Picasso -by XabierAM 2018

#original photographers #barcelona #catalunya #mnac #picasso #capgrossos

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danielgarciaperis · 5 years

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#Capgrossos de @Xef_Ruscalleda i Toni Balam a l’#exposició l’#EssenciaDelGust per la #gastronomia al @palaurobert #Barcelona #BCN (at Palau Robert. Generalitat de Catalunya) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFm7AhBfa7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mnebyw14iijk

#capgrossos #exposició #essenciadelgust #gastronomia #barcelona #bcn

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tinovalduvieco · 5 years

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Diada Csatellera 5è Aniversari Maduixots.

Calella.Maresme.Catalunya 24-03-2019

@Tino Valduvieco

#calella #maresme #castells #castelleres #capgrossodemarato #capgrossos #maduixots #marrecsdesalt #5èaniversarimaduixots

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useless-catalanfacts · 2 years

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We've posted capgrossos (or cabuts, cabeçuts, nanos... they have many names) before, they're a figure that appears in popular celebrations in different parts of Europe, including in the Catalan Countries.

Most of the capgrossos are traditional figures or funny characters, but if there's a famous person from a city or town, often they'll get a capgròs made for them.

This year, Terrassa (Barcelona Metropolitan Ambit, Catalonia) has made a capgròs for the trap singer Lildami, becoming the youngest person from Terrassa to get one made after them.

I think it looks well done and recognisable. What do you think?

#lildami #festa major #terrassa #catalunya #tradicions #música #arts #music #trap

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le-journal-catalan · 2 years

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Ortaffa : 1ère trobada des gegantons et des capgrossos (grosses têtes)

La Federació Gegnatera de Catalunya Nord (F.G.C.N.) soutien et met en place des projets éducatifs et culturels dans les écoles du département. L’année scolaire qui se termine voit l’aboutissement de deux d’entre eux à Elne et à Ortaffa. Ce dernier, d’envergure, a été mené avec la Commune dans l’école maternelle et l’école élémentaire. Les enfants ont travaillé pendant plusieurs mois, avec l’aide…

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#Capgrossos #Elne #els Clairanencs #els Cornagrallers d’Elna #els Desmanyacs #Federació Gegnatera de Catalunya Nord #Ortaffa #trobada de gegantons

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aliguesdecatalunya · 2 years

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#Repost @gabrielbcolonia • • • • • • #seguicipopular #cavalcadamercè #cavalcadamercè2022 #lamercè #lamercè2022 #culturapopular #tradicions #barcelona #gegants #gegantons #capgrossos #nans #bestiari @bcn_culturapopular @gegantsbcn #Barcelona @aligaciutatbcn @lleobcn @mulassabcn @boubcn @dracbcn __________________________ #AligaDeBarcelona #AligaDeCatalunya #AliguesDeCatalunya #Aliga #Aguila #Aguiles #Aligues #BestiariPopular #FiguresZoomorfiques #ImatgeriaFestiva #CulturaPopular #BestiariFestiu #BallDeLAliga https://www.instagram.com/p/CjOA5fYtK2C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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jrmalex-blog · 7 years

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Gafarró i Ciseta de Premià de Mar #illustration #drawing #art #photoshop #premiademar #sketch #gegants #premia #festa #festamajor #geganta #giants #igerscatalunya #igers #capgrossos #diables #correfoc #culturapopular #drac (en Premiá de Mar)

#illustration #festamajor #capgrossos #festa #igers #gegants #diables #correfoc #photoshop #art #geganta #igerscatalunya #culturapopular #giants #drawing #premiademar #drac #premia #sketch

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photographeperpignan · 7 years

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Fira del Bacallà de Mollet de Peralada

#Mollet de Peralada #Fira del Bacallà de Mollet de Peralada #original photography #photographers on tumblr #photographe perpignan #gegants #capgrossos

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betrosla · 4 years

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#betrosla #bon pastor #barcelona #catalunya #catalonia #capgrossos #festa major #cercavila #COVID19

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