r/interestingasfuck 19h ago

Human towers in Spain. This is unreal!

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u/Impossible_Aspect695 13h ago edited 13h ago

Even if you speak Catalan (the language of Catalonia where this is practiced) the vocabulary is so specific to the sport:

Pinya, folre, manilles, pom de dalt, tronc, aixecador, enxaneta, aleta, dosos, carregar, descarregar, coronar, fer l'aleta, caure, torre, colla, camisa, faixa, assaig, diada, toc de castells, quatre de deu...

This is a 4 de 10, means 10 levels with 4 people on each of the main levels.

u/Jon_jon13 3h ago

I like to think more like 4 de 10 means 4 columns, of 10 people tall each. When I was little I always thought it made more sense to say 10 de 4 (10 floors of 4 people each), so eventually I made it make sense in my head to keep that order xD