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La Patum 2024: guide to Catalonia's quintessential medieval festival of demons and fire
Berga starts five days of street celebrations recognized by UNESCO
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Thrilling second night at the fiery festival that is Berga’s La Patum
More than 1000 firecrackers set of within the crowd at midnight
Society, Discover Catalonia
La Patum kicks off: guide to Catalonia's quintessential medieval festival of demons and fire
Berga starts five days of street celebrations recognized by UNESCO with 300kg of powder ready to be fired
Culture
Photography shop in Berga with over 2 million historical documents closes
Two beloved book stores in Barcelona will also close doors by end of year
Podcast
PODCAST: Pa-tum Pa-tum Pa-tum – inside Berga's wild medieval rave
Fire-breathing dragons, dancing giants and thousands of people pack narrow streets for ancient festival like no other
Culture
Unraveling Berga's secret: how La Patum festivities have endured 600 years
Culture
Fire and revelry take over Berga square for central day of La Patum festivity
Culture
UNESCO-recognized La Patum celebrations begin with a bang after Covid hiatus
Culture
Berga cancels 'La Patum' festivities after initially postponing them until September
As announced Friday, organizers unanimously decide against holding celebration
Culture
Berga lights the touch paper on this year's Patum festivities
Culture
La Patum: the party that doesn’t forget its medieval roots
Culture
An unpublished documentary from 1962 is released to celebrate ‘La Patum’
‘La Patum’ is a popular festival celebrated every year during Corpus Christi in the Catalan city of Berga. In this town, the earliest reference to this festival dates from 1454 although the celebration has its origins in pre-Christian festivities. Over the years, a new symbolism has been given to the festival – it also incorporates elements from theatre in the Middle Ages - which led to an original mix of giants, devils, angels and other peculiar-looking characters. In 2012, ‘La Patum’ celebrates its 7th anniversary since UNESCO declared it a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. This celebration coincides with the launch of a documentary which shows how ‘La Patum’ was celebrated 50 years ago.