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Penedès

Vineyards and human towers

El Penedès és una terra de vinyes i de vi. A Vilafranca, a les festes, la gent fa castells: torres humanes de moltes persones. Un nen petit puja fins a dalt de tot.

The Penedès is a land of vineyards and wine. In Vilafranca, at festivals, people build castells: towers made of many people. A small child climbs right to the top.

Tres paraules útils: la colla és el grup, la pinya és la base del castell, i l’enxaneta és el nen que puja a dalt de tot.

Three useful words: la colla is the team, la pinya is the base of the tower, and l’enxaneta is the child who climbs to the very top.

Source: Patrimoni cultural, Generalitat de Catalunya

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