Santa Tecla Festival
santa tecla festival catalan festes de santa tecla ipa ˈfestəz ðə ˈsantə ˈteklə festival held tarragona catalonia spain plunging festivity santa tecla tarragona unavoidably involves becoming impregnated fragrance link present time history heritage legacy precisely route maintained century defines personality festivity rock music jazz drama play musichall movie party sport activity however essence still collection dance bestiary entremesos interlude short farce spoken dance human castle shape popular retinue city genuine corpus particular celebration named traditional festival national interest festa tradicional dinterès nacional catalan language government catalonia also touristic festival national interest spanish government one two unique festival catalonia declaration although tarragona cult santa tecla existed since ancient time period reconquest festivity outline embryonic structure perpetuated adopt street city essential physical space festivity take place pope urban ii restored juridically metropolitan seat tarragona declared festivity santa tecla day obligation main celebration year however phase previous effective restoration took place several year later count barcelona ramon berenguer great offered city bishop olegarius oleguer barcelona moment refer real repopulation tarragona pontifical bull gelasius ii ratified day santa tecla main festivity year course day obligation relevance path started confirmed year first provincial council presided archbishop pere dalbalat year council archbishop bernat dolivella moment however festivity confined within strictly liturgical framework increasing popularity celebration lead fact become extremely important evolution festivity may relic arm patroness saint arrives tarragona antioch located orient city carried absolutely spectacular overwhelming welcome reception way would become point reference subsequent structuration festivity first time ever population mean integrating social class strata—political ecclesiastical soldier military men working class—fills street take possession space filled new dance performed local guild process syncretism prechristian christian ritual always made functional service sacred civic significance ceremony well comparison festivity santa tecla corpus christi—which already object outstanding celebration since request archbishop sanç lópez d’ayerbe—will lead establishment solemn celebration octave santa tecla onwards publication document essential understand festivity bylaw santa tecla july archbishop pere clasquerí establishes request consul city philosophy text put level festivity santa tecla corpus christi essential date local calendar structure festivity established eve day patroness saint maintained present time september date set singing vesper cathedral centre festivity well performance dance guild throughout city cercavila big parade street nowadays september attendance religious service take place dance establishment procession holy arm canopy street preceded dance besides according bylaw street city cleaned decorated particularly procession pas bylaw question also mention attendance clergy procession carrying twenty candle bearing signal city consul town council pay order keep arm illuminated besides dance embryo popular retinue whole collection element become core complicated progressively complete spectacular dimension festivity find documentary evidence fantastic popular bestiary since year biblical character since year lifeless hagiographic character since year game allegorical performance representation already bore certain dramatic action second quarter th century roques castles—moveable platform fashion current float holy week—and entremesos often enough ludic purpose catechistical purpose mixed struggle exteriorize municipal archiepiscopal power generate overwhelming growth spectacular nature complexity festivity onset th century outbreak spoken dances—some new others redefined ancient entremesos dances—shaped last part one structure festivity essentially survived without outstanding alteration onset th century case must point increasing significance provincial council held barcelona year chairmanship patriarch antioch fernando de loazes ratifies feast day santa tecla obligation day ecclesiastical province tarragona th century decisive analysis evolution festivity santa tecla first half mentioned century morphology castells human tower defined well role play within celebration relatively new moment spite fact writer rafael d’amat baron maldà regretted absence early year become essential festivity santa tecla novel entitled la familia dels garrigas josep pin soler make magnificent description festivity middle th century time besides performance element still survived middle age extremely significant role played group human tower undeniable applies activity nowadays essential matinades early morning grallers drummer firework display celebration day santa tecla even activity remain unknown general chiming bell chanting goigs cathedral also emblematic character shaped formed festivity magí de le timbale council drummer second half th century entailed new amalgamation festivity one hand town hall introduced defining element popular retinue highly impressive artistic level sense moorish giant negritos giant black giant old nanos chiselled bernat verderol seem want separate simple popular element dance suffer remarkable recession particularly due upheaval undergone institution supported guild first half century well constant attack suffered wealthier class stratum hand pyrotechnic become relevant festivity noise rustle play great role opposed colour reason firing storm increase ball de diables devil dance seems balance relationship light noise performed first time independent exhibition retinue undoubtedly precedent current correfoc last instance sardana dance imported catalan region empordà thus way becoming national symbol th century establishment democratic town hall took place seventy eighty somewhat dark period collection festivity santa tecla pope pius x abolishes festive quality saint day becomes labour day july pope benedict xv restored upon request town hall presided mayor robert guasch technician outstanding emili morera september spanish government eduardo dato consented restitution festivity spanish civil war subsequent postwar period cast dark gloomy outlook main festivity extreme consigning secondary condition authority period distorted misrepresented history city promoted small festivity sant magí condition main festivity idea mind using attracting tourist summer season thus detriment inhabitant tarragona arrival democratic town hall entailed vindication festivity santa tecla celebration inhabitant tarragona nowadays recovery popular retinue almost banished restoration thundering display redemption manual tolling bell diffusion spreading improvement playing gralla drum manifoldness traditional instrument well application peculiarity festivity santa tecla noticed listening recording hereby present short recovery city heritage begin use street space entertainment ddaa le festes de santa tecla tarragona generalitat de catalunyaajuntament de tarragona barcelona english translation official website santa tecla festival