Festa Major de Vilafranca del Penedès

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Festa Major de Vilafranca del Penedès is a traditional Catalan town festival renowned for its human towers (castells), folk dances, and religious and cultural celebrations held each year in Vilafranca del Penedès.

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Label Occurrences
Festa Major de Vilafranca del Penedès canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catalan festival ⓘ
annual event ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
associatedWith wine-producing region of Penedès ⓘ
attracts international visitors ⓘ
local visitors ⓘ
national visitors ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
culturalRegion Penedès ⓘ
culturalSignificance important Catalan intangible heritage ⓘ
symbol of Vilafranca del Penedès identity ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasAspect community participation ⓘ
intergenerational transmission of traditions ⓘ
hasComponent children’s activities ⓘ
daytime events ⓘ
nighttime events ⓘ
religious mass ⓘ
street performances ⓘ
hasKeyElement castells ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
cultural celebrations ⓘ
fireworks ⓘ
folk dances ⓘ
giants and big-heads ⓘ
parades ⓘ
processions ⓘ
religious celebrations ⓘ
traditional bestiary figures ⓘ
hasPatronSaint Saint Felix ⓘ
hasPerformance collas castelleres ⓘ
dance troupes ⓘ
traditional music groups ⓘ
language Catalan ⓘ
locatedIn Alt Penedès ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ
Province of Barcelona ⓘ
Vilafranca del Penedès ⓘ
mainLocation Vilafranca del Penedès town center ⓘ
notableFor human towers ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ
traditional Catalan dances ⓘ
occursInMonth August ⓘ
recurs human towers ⓘ
region Northeastern Spain ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
typeOfCelebration town festival ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vilafranca del Penedès → hasFestival → Festa Major de Vilafranca del Penedès ⓘ
Castellers de Vilafranca → performsDuring → Festa Major de Vilafranca del Penedès ⓘ