Giants and big headeds

 

The Colla de Gigantes y Cabezudos de Benicarló was born in 1992. This Cultural Association has intended, for more than 225; s highlighted in the city's festive calendar, as well as as well as being present at popular culture meetings. 

The official giants

Tolo and Mar are the official giants of the city.

The Iberian giants

More than 2000 years ago in Benicarló There were two Iberian towns, Puig de la Nau and La Tossa, from there; the names of the giants Puig and Tossa come from.

The giants

Gori is a boy with a scoundrel's face and is dressed like a school boy; his name isá dedicated to San Gregorio, patron saint and saint of great devotion among the population. Pau and Anna are a couple of farmers, dressed in black blouses, very characteristic of farmers.

Los cabezudos

Cabezudos, also called in other places “capgrossos, nanos or bigheads”, are people who have a very large head and represent different characters. In the case of Benicarl', they represent different couples. The grandparents Pere and Càndida, the Christians Jaume and Violant, the farmers Tío Isidre and Tía Quica, the Moors Gazló and Fátima, the blacks Kame and Fara and the Turks Asian and Ikay.

 

When to see the Gigantes y Cabezudos in Benicarló

There are several times of the year when we can see these processions of festive and popular culture in Benicarló: 

  • January: Parade of the Pages of Their Majesties and Parade of Kings of the East.
  • May: Saint Gregory's Day.
  • June: Corpus Christi Procession.
  • July: Meeting of Giants and Bigheads of Benicarló, is the event with the greatest participation of groups of giants from the city who come from different Valencian and Catalan towns.
  • August: Patron Saint Festivities: parade of the invited giants, processions to the patrons, parades of the beasts of l'Estel del Collet, parades of the fanalets de meló de moro (watermelon lanterns), among other events.
  • October: Valencian Country Day, October 9.
  • November: Giant Collection, solidarity food collection event organized by the group.