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These events bring together neighbours and visitors to celebrate each place\u2019s patron saint.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, the <em>festes majors <\/em>have become consolidated around vital elements, such as religious services, sardanes, dances and concerts, parades of giants and <em>capgrossos<\/em> and <em>bestiari<\/em> (figures of real and imaginary beasts and people with outsize heads), human towers, communal meals and <em>correfocs<\/em> where people dress up as devils and set off fireworks, which can be found in most of Catalonia\u2019s <em>festes majors<\/em>. In addition, each municipality has distinctive activities, that make their <em>festa major<\/em> a unique celebration and experience that is ideal for discovering the spirit of towns and cities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The festes majors are the celebrations that best embody the essence of the land and of each particular village, town or city. 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