Els Castells: What you need to know about human towers of Catalonia

Els Castells, the human towers, represent solidarity and team spirit.
People in Catalonia started to build castells in the early 18 century. They took inspiration from traditional Valencian dances, the Balls de Valencias, which used to end with a small human pyramid.
In recent years, the popularity of the sport has been growing fast and human towers are now more popular than ever before.
One reason for this can be attributed to the rise of Catalan nationalism. Even though most of the over 60 teams across Catalonia don't explicitly follow a political agenda, many members do support Catalan independence.
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