Catalan festivals wouldn’t be the same without “Gegants”.
Giants really exist. Anyone who’s been to a “festa major” has seen the tall kings and queens supported by humans who “wear” them.
Some of these giants emerge from a workshop in Terrassa and the man who makes the giants is called Jordi Grau.
In Catalunya there are approximately six people who make a legal living from making giants.
Giants are made from moulds, on top of which is stuck a type of cardboard like papier mâché. Once it dries, it’s very hard, and can be painted. It takes them approximately 1’5 months to make a single giant and 2 to 2’5 months for a couple.
The clinets are councils or associations and for asmall giant they pay three or four thousand euros and a large giant, five or six thousand.
A lot depends on the clothing and hair. A wig is very expensive, and can cost up to 1.500 €.
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