Behold the Human Towers of Catalonia
In Tarragona, Spain, thousands of people gather to witness one of humanity's strangest and most spectacular contests: building the human towers of Catalonia. Adorned in colorful costume, hundreds of “castellers,” or tower builders, form elaborate human structures that soar into the sky. Containing up to 10 tiers and rising nearly 50 feet high, sometimes, the towers do fall …
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They hold each other, and the peoples down there put their hand together to make sure no one gonna get hurt. Beautiful Tradition
if these people become zombies were screwed
@brickshouse9897
6 жыл бұрын
*we're
@christianrodriguez4271
2 жыл бұрын
You mean like from the movie WWZ? When they climb the gates of israel? 😅
@jorgeo1492
2 жыл бұрын
@@brickshouse9897 You forgot to correct his capitalization as well
@traviscarver4708
Жыл бұрын
@@christianrodriguez4271 You mean occupied Palestine…
@CM19986
Жыл бұрын
@@traviscarver4708 same p***, different trackie though
wow, what a beautiful tradition! this really shows the brotherhood, the friendship, the sportsmanship, and the perseverance of Catalan people. great job, guys!
@gitanjalitalukdar6712
6 жыл бұрын
lilamazon then u must also checkout the hindu festival of dahi handi ...its a very much similar tradition in india...people make human towers...but they are much more in a festive spirit and are carefree of any injuries ...plz google it
It's like I'm watching something philosophical ... Like these towering structures, it needs a foundation ... And that foundation serves as the adults, who are supporting and carrying the youth towards their highest dreams and goals, an excellent reminder that we continue to prepare the betterment of the generations to come
This is a beautiful tradition . It requires immense trust and teamwork . I don't think there is much ways other than this to really bond with your teammates . Bravo .
@gitanjalitalukdar6712
6 жыл бұрын
Anon Anon plz check the hindu tradition of DAHI HANDI tooo...its a very fun festival...where people make human towers like this for a very interesting purpose...google it😊😊
They protec They attac But most importantly *They stac*
@benscharpenack560
3 жыл бұрын
It’s protecc and attacc
@willowcornell7485
3 жыл бұрын
i cant tell u how many times i could like this comment 🤣🤣❤
1:36 I bet that person liked his spot.
@pianomews9509
6 жыл бұрын
With that pressure tho
@naturepower6679
6 жыл бұрын
He fell asleep for waiting too long for people to fall apart. LOL
@creeperdiamondore773
6 жыл бұрын
Right
@yurix6072
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly curious if thats comfortable. 😂😂😂
@ronylopez2208
3 жыл бұрын
@@yurix6072 I have been there, and it is not confortable, you just concentrate the most you can bc the pressure is really big so u can not fail, if you do, castle will fall
The philosophy behind this human tower is collective responsibility, it resonates with the strongest foundation for UNITY and workmanship, the demonstration presented the commitment of the people involved in this cultural conservation.
@NikiSaraswati
6 жыл бұрын
BRAVO! If you feel it, you understand it. It's impossible to explain the commitment to an outsider.
A curios fact abot that's competition is that when a colla or club is small or going to do a big structure that needs more members, yo can always see some people from other colles hemping them to be enough in the base.
we indians have same tradition which celebrated in Mumbai, but government restricted height of the castle and banned children of younger age from taking part in it
@dosnovak
3 жыл бұрын
Wich makes us brothers... In unity. Peace!
@montsevila6908
2 жыл бұрын
That seems to me an interference in the most deeply rooted identity of a people
@mickybcn7453
Жыл бұрын
Yes 10 or 15 years ago one group from India come to my City Vilafranca invited for the Castellers of my city I remember very well and i have many pictures.
This is a beautiful tradition they really have to trust each other!
Don't know why I tear up when the castle fell and the people underneath were just there to catch them.
Saw this in person 2 years ago. Freaking AWSESOME!!!
Can we make this an olympic sport already?
Nice love this tradition hey castlers love from MUMBAI INDIA
Wait, wait.....I have to know more about this!!
@lluisfargaslopez9603
Жыл бұрын
Hope you found all the great castles uploaded to KZread. Those are magnificent structures
1:35 omg.Just why?😂
@carboncoffee4057
6 жыл бұрын
He's holding on for dear life. 😉
@thereap5348
5 жыл бұрын
there is even a dirty spot
@yurix6072
4 жыл бұрын
@@thereap5348 omg I just fuckimg nothing im dying
@Anthony-nx4vr
3 жыл бұрын
The job requires you to be thicc ig
@Malikichan
3 жыл бұрын
@@Anthony-nx4vr i feel bad for that person
It's even more fascinating to see it in real life!!
This is like Dahi Handi but more advanced haha
I would fall if I did that
My 4 years old son and i watch this video together and when the children fall we both scream out loud together! Haha..it looks like fun but really scary too!
I absolutely love this, just imagine what amazing things can happen when billions of people come together in love and unselfishness
@Martin-bt7xn
3 жыл бұрын
Communism is what will make this happen
@dylangathings360
3 жыл бұрын
@@Martin-bt7xn it was never intended to be a political statement, just in a way. My selfish way of being unselfish
Seems fun tho
@bayu901
6 жыл бұрын
Ur face tell
@yurix6072
4 жыл бұрын
1:35 *Oh yeah*
@IRM321
4 жыл бұрын
It is
What a beautiful phrase, if you feel it you'll understand. Lovely
this is great. it demonstrate unity
I remember seeing statues representing this when I was over there didnt realize they actually did this with real people
amazing! I'd like to see that in person :)
You cant be an individual in this, everyone must act as one to reinforce the strength of the tower. That's why people on the bottom can manage to hold it up.
This is called Dahi handi in India This tradition is going on for 1000s of years in India
@DocStrange0123
2 жыл бұрын
so what?
@taulguedi637
2 жыл бұрын
You have won by far, then. I would like to see indian castells. I am happy to know that you do castels too!
@elracodej.p9499
2 жыл бұрын
Not true tho, the castells and the Dahi handi were invented around the XVIII century so....
I'll be visiting this region of Spain soon. The land of my paternal ancestor.
Can you guys do a vid on bo taoshi I’ve seen videos online and it looks interesting
Great core strength!
Viva Catalonia ✌
I laugh when i saw someone holding the butt firmly
At the beginning I thought I was watching It’s OK To Be Smart because of the music lol
those crash helmets must be interesting as they must work both ways to not only protect the child but the person who will be hit by it!
@user-up6nw6fz3x
2 жыл бұрын
They were developed specifically for this activity after a long research. As you noticed, they are designed to protect the own user and the others.
That's freakin awesome
amazing
(A castell is a structure formed of human people) Me:confused screaming.
Wow how that insane
The music at the beginning is so familiar. Can anybody help me figure this out? #askingwhatmatters
I'm from catalonia and I make castellers and i'm really loving all the coments😍
Cool
We indians are more carefree we make this towers on a festival called dahi haandi
Thats kinda painful
Dahi handi started in Spain tooo 😉
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This tradition is older/just has old has the United States. Just think about that. Daum
The smell of cheese feet would make me pass out
beutiful
Visca Catalunya!
@dosnovak
3 жыл бұрын
Lliure!
@Daniel-fp7qn
Жыл бұрын
Lliure d'independentistes! 🇪🇦
1:35 looks terribly uncomfortable!
I wouldn't wanna be that kid
Govinda.... Hare krushna.....
And everyone ignore's India's Gokulashtami tradition.
@pepitogrillo8263
6 жыл бұрын
Here in Catalonia we all are so aware of that indian tradition.
It's in India too
Wow!....awesome and amazing...I have seen similar human towers twice this size in INDIA.............I believe they have such events as part of cultural festivities in the state of Maharastra in INDIA.
@gbelcatala44
5 жыл бұрын
They are not twice the size, that is completly bullshit, the catalan human towers hold all the world records for height only once passed by the indians
@pizzaipinya2442
11 ай бұрын
For what I've seen on youtube, the Indian towers are wider, but not as tall as Catalan ones (although lately they've been getting taller, the Catalan record is 10 levels and I've heard Indian record is 9!! Correct me if I'm wrong). Every culture has its own style! :)
1:35 *OH YEAH*
Dahi handi?? DAHI HANDI??? Nobody...? okay.
@gitanjalitalukdar6712
6 жыл бұрын
Maithily m exactttttllllyyyy....its very much like DAHI HANDI ...the hindu tradition of making human towers
#FreeCatalonia
We have these human towers every year on Janmashtami in India. It is called Dahi handi celebrations. It is sometimes risky, so supreme court has limited the height of human tower.
Why? Didnt someone died falling?
@bukpecs3339
3 жыл бұрын
I think that during its 200-year history three fatal accidents happened. None of them happened after they started using helmets for younger kids on the top
This reminds of the opening ceremony of the Soviet Union Olympic
I want to join a team!
@pizzaipinya2442
11 ай бұрын
Nowadays there are "colles" (teams) all over the wolrd (there's one in London for example)!!! Search for your nearest one and no doubt you'll be able to join! :)
Corona loves this station!!
Resembles an in Indian festival :P
@regenen
6 жыл бұрын
Catalonia is not islamitic :s
@gitanjalitalukdar6712
6 жыл бұрын
Oooo helloooo...it resembles a HINDU festival...not muslim ...its janmasthami of lord shri krishna...u must check that out on google ...its a real fun fest
@aryanandhana4031
6 жыл бұрын
Except without the shits on the streets
@mirkomatic9907
4 жыл бұрын
@@gitanjalitalukdar6712 Dahi handi, HINDU festival only in Maharashtra?
what do you think that the child is thinking when he or she reaches the very top?
@user-up6nw6fz3x
2 жыл бұрын
"Success"
Such dahi much handi
At 1:35 pause real quick xD
본문에 나와서 영어 선생님이 보라고 해서 봤습니다
😀
here from travis scott
1:06 I volunteer! I volunteer my four year old as tribute!
@lluisfargaslopez9603
Жыл бұрын
Usually the top levels roles are fulfilled by the sons of the team leaders who also happen to design the castles as well as coming from generations of them
Freedom to Catalonia, Bavaria, Scotland, Crimea, Palestine !!
@mirkomatic9907
4 жыл бұрын
Feerdom to: Texas, California, Baskia, Laponia, Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, and freedom, freedom for indepedent KURDISTAN. Viva il Kurdistan, great country, great people. Da zdravstuet svodnij KURDISTAN, ego otdelit ot Turcii, Iraka, Irana i Sirii.
This tradition is similar to palo cebo here in the philippines. You need to climb a greased bamboo to take the flag on top
Humans playing ants
Dang, Spain is all about living life on the dangerous side. Bull fighting, now this.
@laiaferran9727
3 жыл бұрын
just to let you know, bullfighting is illegal in catalonia and most people here don't support it at all
@nixxxon18
Жыл бұрын
lol actually it's not that dangerous, not more than most physical sports where you can also get injured.
repost...
1:34 thicc
India has the human pyramids too... For DAHI HANDI
@gitanjalitalukdar6712
6 жыл бұрын
Sanaa Abed exactlyyyy
@mirkomatic9907
4 жыл бұрын
Human pyramids, in Maharashtra? India to have 29 states, EU only 28 states-:)!
The mental power of the Spanish 🇪🇦 is one of the best on the planet. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
@56independent42
Жыл бұрын
Technically, you should refer to them as The Catalans because they are from the Autonomous community of Catalonia. Some locals will get very angry if you call them "Spanish". I always use the term "Iberian Peninsula".
@JP-cl5iq
Жыл бұрын
@@56independent42 And the rest of us wont get angry. We're Spanish people from Cataluña. That's it.
@56independent42
Жыл бұрын
@@JP-cl5iq Yeah, but i come from the UK where Haggis is "Scottish" and not "British" due to how it is particular to Scotland. Same here; Castells are particular to Catalunya so they're Catalan, Sangria is particular to Spain, so it's Spanish (at least i think).
@JP-cl5iq
Жыл бұрын
@@56independent42 Mmmm, actually not, You cannot compare an Union of kingdoms with an actual kingdom, in the clase of Sangría, if you're talking about where its from, it would be correct that its from Castille and not from Spain. Catalonia is a region as Murcia is, as Castille is etc. We as Catalans, having other language apart of the national one, having cultural diferences with the other regions of the contry, etc. Are not comparing all the time or saying we are other thing that the rest of Spain is or not. I repeat we Catalans, not Catalan separatism
@JP-cl5iq
Жыл бұрын
Uk is a bunch of countries as you OF COURSE May know, and Spain is one country, that has some regions with partiuclarites such as local languages, dances, folklore, etc. As my region, wich is Catalunya. By the way, now Im watching the football match betwen Scotland and Spain where u can see the difference between the UK & Spain. Spain is a country and UK is a group of countries. I send you a big hug, its a pleasure to talk about differents topics with respect using the Social Media. Adéu!!
India holds the Guinness world record for highest human tower
@taulguedi637
2 жыл бұрын
It's weird... I think that you made 9 levels and we can make 10 levels. India is awesome, friend! Best wishes.
Great Big Re-Uploaded Stories.. SMH
lol wtf XD
Free Catalonia!
Hell no
reupload
😉
Reminds me of World War Z
@swaggieplayz8219
3 жыл бұрын
yes brad pitt
Poop stain at 1:35
Hilarious
Same thing you can see in Mumbai and some palaces in India during a Hindu festival Dahi handi
I don't understand shit about English or what the video says. I'm going to fail the class and my mother is going to kill me. Why doesn't the teacher choose videos in German explaining this language? I don't even understand his lyrics. I write this from in google translate
@56independent42
Жыл бұрын
Maybe try getting third party help. I really suffer in traditional Spanish and Catalan classes, but Duolingo is very helpful. Versuchen Sie vielleicht, Hilfe von Drittanbietern zu erhalten. Ich leide wirklich unter traditionellem Spanisch- und Katalanischunterricht, aber Duolingo ist sehr hilfreich.
Am I the only one who finds this amazingly stupid?
@santakosoundsystem7542
Жыл бұрын
It's as stupid as any sport, dance or whatever activity that doesn't have an essential utility.
@56independent42
Жыл бұрын
No, it's not stupid. Human connections are a vital part of humanity, even more so with the culture of Catalonia. Just like the Sardinia, the Castells help build a relationship with the community. It's as stupid as any sport or dance.
Probably the worst cutting in the history of filmmaking...
If this video were from last year the title would´ve been "Behold the Human Towers of Spain" lol
Sending the children 30 feet up 😭
@56independent42
Жыл бұрын
Why's it so sad? Is it not what americans do when they take the airplane?
VIVA ESPAÑA CARAJO
Since when is this channel doing current politics countries?
Catalunya lliure! Free Catalonia!
@KonradofKrakow
6 жыл бұрын
I think you mean *Cimmeria, Conan
@malvarez8484
4 жыл бұрын
joder hasta en esto política que cansinos