Summer Festival of Reus
summer festival reus catalan festa major de reus considered important festival reus also known festival saint peter addition celebration named traditional festival national interest generalitat government catalonia dozen event revolve around tronada revered daytime firework show st peter st paul day held june celebrated reus since foundation th century one earliest street known town renamed st peter street new square called st peter square built front church th century devotion saint peter increased relic saint brought town big celebration prepared receive announced november since arrival relic st peter day special date holiday calendar reus procession core celebration summer festival reus many year always accompanied festive entourage competent authority town religious ceremony suppressed glorious revolution spain parade giant mulassa figure mule remained dance festive entourage party ball also remained among society city following restoration festivity returned traditional religious event city celebrate another secular festival second spanish republic since intense debate involvement councillor procession municipal aid religious event since festival returned traditional popular festivity traditional component revived others created important part component forming current festive entourage reus already documented th th century figure giant mulassa dance stick dwarf devil remained present throughout year without interruption old dance disappeared th th century later recovered late th century gypsy dance dance joan de vic dance prims cercolets dance dance little horse dance valencian people galeras dance bull reus dance lady old men eagle reintroduced festivity attempt try continue traditional event old document town specify element exceptional viewed reus case dance prims dance joan de vic galeras dance moreover new element also incorporated based typical element catalonia example cannon giant carrasclet dragon viper basilisk masquerade spoken dance carrasclet castle last one present reus since th century represent reus status fortified city central final day festival celebrated saint peter day june several activity held festival begin immediately saint john festivity celebrated mid summer eve across catalonia flama de canigó june solstice stretch across town baix camp region catalonia parade giant carrasclet parade fire devil’s dance bonfire june plenary hall city pregó opening festival take place finished award tro de festa given distinguished person made anonymous contribution festival pregoner town crier bellman english accompanied group minstrel make appeal balcony town hall go mercadal square order light first tronada festival th th cannon go outside order announce festival th festa major petita small festival english begin small group child parading participate traditional dance depiction biblical character allegorical representation etc day saint john saint peter several festive event masclet typical festival’s drink parade cossos traditional game tournament traditional dinner made beef rice theatrical performance dance lady old men saturday preceding saint peter diada castellera name gathering colles build castells saint peter held also dance sardanes catalan popular dance hold kind concert firework barraques de festa major concert etc week event culminates eve saint peter june pm hear bell tower ringing occasion festival see parade festive group city group làguila eagle el gegants giant el nanos dwarf la mulassa mule pm seguici reus relevant authority walk around st peter’s priory ceremony image saint taken church image normally saved closed altar triple lock key held major city saint peter’s prior formerly also held community priest nowadays one key held oldest monsignor city returning church second tronada begin firework explodes firework give way series activity different part city lasting dawn st peter’s day june parade formed diverse group grallers tabalers musician playing traditional music take place early morning people normally light firecracker el despertar de reus awakening reus door bell tower open citizen day year visited half past eleven morning third tronada explodes exhibition folkloric group take place middle mercadal square later carry performance human tower xiquets de reus main group human tower reus june seguici festiu set festive element participating parade procession authority public meet mercadal square go procession st peter priory search image patron saint carried procession mercadal square time stop city hall last tronada launched procession belltower toc general de festa event people ring big bell performed afterwards seguici return st peter priory time image enters church festive element burst dance time culmination festivity gegants bicentenaris bicentennial giant águila eagle return square perform last dance followed bunch demon charge closing festivity element seguici festiu counterpart celebration festa major petita form seguici festiu petit seguici festiu participation child started colla gegantera group local entertainment city created gegantons fadrins sort giant make different dance mulassa petita mulassa child due large number boy girl participated trip colla group friend partner common activity june festa major petita begin festive element follow guideline big one today aside gegants mulassa dance devil child dance bastons stick child drac dragon child dance valencian child dance gypsy child nanos dwarf child dance cercolets child dance prims child dance pastorets shepherd child barraques reus set concert festive activity performed reus starting point festivity saint peter held saint john day usually last four day although lasted five tenth anniversary saint john festivity remarkable date town coordination group barraques reus consists different entity currently forming entity organises whole festivity different sector early year festivity barraques performed ma diglésies reus green area rather isolated centre far away area quick access good seating area location changed started performed roquís parc de la festa waste ground located next municipal swimmingpools reus change location initially provoked much criticism city hall among band acted highlight mesclat habeas corpus obrint pa laxnbusto companyia elèctrica dharma soziedad alkohólika al tall kiko veneno el pet barricada pinker tone activity performed festival contest make poster barraques trip different village conduct festival saint pere festivity reus barraques webpage facebook barraques reus crónica barraques