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Video of the Patum of Berga

By Lisard Bellod · 8 Jun 2010

Original article from the archive, published on 8 June 2010. We preserve the author's story; References to services, prices and activities are historical.

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A farmer's life isn't all Calçots and Olives, I show you one of the video reports of a very typical festival in Catalonia La PATUM!!. In the town of Berga. A few kilometres from Valls, but we like to escape from time to time. And since I couldn't go this year, it's better to watch it on TV.

Video in Catalan, if I find it subtitled I will change it. But the festival itself is international. Words are unnecessary.

I hope you enjoy it but if you ever get away from this great festival you won't be able to stop talking about it.

When I can I will give you a mini report on another Catalan tradition and festival. Very typical in my land. VALLS  Els Castells 😛 By the way, they were recently building human towers in Shanghai.

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Patum website: lapatum.cat

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