Hoy me he estrenado como Casteller. Alentado por Manel, ex-compañero del Fórum Tecnológico y un Casteller de toda la vida al que no veía desde el maratón de Barcelona, he aportado mi granito de arena a la consecución de los magníficos Castells que se han levantado hoy en una histórica Diada Castellera de la Merçè (fiesta mayor de Barcelona).
La experiencia de formar "pinya" ha sido muy emotiva pero también un poco dolorosa pues en el último Castell (un pilar de 8 con "folre" y "manillas") el "Cap de colla" nos ha metido a Manel y a mí bajo el "folre" y el Casteller que tenía encima me ha destrozado las cervicales.
Debo decir que si bien la Sardana me aburre (nada que ver con el tango o las sevillanas) para mí los Castells son una de las expresiones más emotivas y genuinas de la cultura catalana. En un Castell todos tienen cabida (niños, mayores, hombres, mujeres) y es la unión de todos en pro de un mismo objetivo, el levantamiento de un pueblo para alcanzar el cielo. Recomiendo encarecidamente participar en una Diada Castellera, es una experiencia conmovedora.
"Entre tots ho farem tot" dicta el lema Casteller y como dijo Anselm Clavé:
"Força, Equilibri, Valor i Seny".
Sé que a alguns no us agradarà massa que publiqui aquest post en castellà però m'agradaria que els amics de fora de Catalunya entenguin aquesta tradició castellera que tant estimo. Realment sona molt extrany "los Castellers" pero prefereixo que tots ho entenguin.
Salut
Posted by: xavier | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 01:18 PM
Eres la pera Xavi, una sorpresa mas, cualquier dia te vemos de balet, de taxista o de yo que se.
Salu2
Posted by: ruben | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 01:56 PM
Amunt, ànima forta! Traspassa la boirada
i arrela dins l'altura com l'arbre dels penyals.
Veuràs caure a tes plantes la mar del món irada
i tes cançons tranquil.les 'niran per la ventada
com l'au dels temporals.
Posted by: amunt | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 02:05 PM
Fas mala cara nen Cuida't i descansa els diumenges Tanta caminada i tan casetll no poden ser bons Amb lo be que se esta al llit AIAI
Posted by: quina | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 04:23 PM
La sardana és la dansa més bella
de totes les danses que es fan i es desfan;
és la mòbil magnífica anella
que amb pausa i amb mida va lenta oscil.lant.
Ja es decanta a l'esquerra i vacil.la
ja volta altra volta a la dreta dubtant,
i se'n torna i retorna intranquil.la,
com, mal orientada, l'agulla d'imant.
Fixa's un punt i es detura com ella.
Del contrapunt arrencant-se novella,
de nou va voltant.
Posted by: sardana! | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 04:36 PM
¿Y para cuando una piña con los coleguis?
Estas desaparecido Xavi
Posted by: Marcos | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 04:50 PM
Un castell es un castillo de personas? Qué hermosa idea!
Posted by: claudia | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 06:28 PM
¡Qué bueno que viniste Claudia!
Los castells (castillos) son una manifestación cultural propia de Catalunya que consiste en levantar construcciones humanas. Los orígenes de esta tradición se remontan a finales del siglo XVIII en Valls, una población catalana que sigue siendo muy Castellera.
Si quieres más información puedes consultar wikipedia donde se explican las partes de un Castell (la pinya, la torre, el folre, les manilles, etc.) y podrás saber que al niño que sube a lo alto se le llama “anxaneta” (de pequeño soñaba en ser anxaneta…).
Pero lo mejor es verlos en directo, las actuaciones de castells se suelen llevar a cabo al mediodía del domingo, en la plaza del Ayuntamiento de casa ciudad, como uno de los principales actos de la Fiesta mayor.
¡Ven a Catalunya a verlos en directo, ven a vivir el espíritu Casteller!
Posted by: xavier | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 02:15 AM
Iré algún día, aunque por ahora estaré allí sólo con el corazón. Gracias
Posted by: claudia | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 03:16 AM
Molt potent la foto. Com l´has fet? On board cam?? et faras mal
Posted by: victor | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 04:27 AM
Felicitats pel debut Xavier.
Adjunto calendari de les diades castelleres imprescindibles:
- 15 d’agost: Mare de Déu d'agost, a la Bisbal del Penedès
- 30 d'agost: Sant Fèlix, a Vilafranca del Penedès
- 24 de setembre: Mare de Déu de la Mercè, a Barcelona (l'actuació es celebra el diumenge més proper)
- primer diumenge d'octubre dels anys parells: Concurs de Castells, a Tarragona
- 22 d'octubre: Santa Úrsula, a Valls (l'actuació es celebra el diumenge següent)
- 1 de novembre: Tots Sants, a Vilafranca del Penedès
- tercer diumenge de novembre: Diada dels Minyons de Terrassa, a Terrassa
Posted by: marcel | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 04:44 AM
estoy contigo Xavi donde este un agarrao que se quite la sardana. sosa, sosa
Posted by: carpanta | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 05:23 AM
"Nosaltres tots, castellers",
S'aixequen torres
en esborrats vestigis
de mortes danses.
Truquen a portes
d'oblit. Desempresonen
llum, ales, aire.
Nua bellesa,
nom sol enllà del nombre,
esclat de festa.
Volem la força
dins l'ordre perfectíssim
de la mesura.
En equilibri,
molt lentament ens alcen
castells de somnis.
Seny, no podríem
acollir-nos per sempre
al teu refugi?
Dreçats captaires,
sense plors ni temença
venim a prínceps.
Homes, la mida
del món, rompem silencis,
triomfs, abismes.
Agermanem-nos
sota l'esplendorosa
pau d'un llarg dia.
Per servir l'únic
senyor que tots triàvem:
el nostre poble.
Salvador Espriu (1913)
Posted by: versos espriu | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 09:21 AM
VIDEO IMPRESIONANT DEL PRIMER CASTELL DE 10 PISOS DE LA HISTORIA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41rz5RtdUY0
Posted by: 3 de 10 | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 09:39 AM
¿Que tal Xavi? ¿Cuanto tiempo sin mis comentarios eh? Te leo siempre y me interesa tu carrera como entrepreneur asi que hoy te felicito por seguir enprendiendo en este caso con los castillos hacia el cielo.
Pablo
Posted by: Pablo Portillo | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 01:42 PM
castells de sorra a la platja, aquets son els que mes m agraden a mi
Posted by: rosae | Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 11:37 PM
I didn't make it to see the Castell since I was flying back to Milan at 14.
I just saw some training Sunday morning.
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