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((More citations needed|date=December 2016))
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|date              = [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]]
|location          = [[Berga]] ([[province of Barcelona|Barcelona]]), [[Spain]]
|frequency         = Annual
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| ICH         = Patum of Berga
| State Party = Spain
| Domains     = Social practices, rituals and festive events
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| ID          = 156
| Region      = ENA
| Year        = 2008
| Session     = 3th
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The '''Patum de Berga''' (((IPA-ca|pəˈtum də ˈβeɾɣə))), or simply '''La Patum''', is a popular and traditional festival that is celebrated each year in the [[Catalonia|Catalan]] city of [[Berga]] ([[province of Barcelona|Barcelona]]) during [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]]. It consists of a series of "dances" (in Catalan, ''balls'') by townspeople dressed as mystical and symbolical figures, and accompanied either by the rhythm of a drum—the ''tabal'', whose sound gives the festival its name—or band music. The ''balls'' are marked by their solemnity and their ample use of fire and [[pyrotechnics]].

It was declared a ''Traditional Festival of National Interest'' by the [[Generalitat de Catalunya]] in 1983. In 2005, UNESCO declared it one of the [[Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]] and, in 2008, inscribed it on its Representative List.<ref>[http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/patum-of-berga-00156?request_uri=%2Fculture%2Fich%2Ffr%2FRL%2Fla-patum-de-berga-00156&RL=00156 info at UNESCO.org]</ref>

==''Balls''==
* Els ''Plens''. Documented since 1628.<ref>((cite book |last1=Felipó i Oriol |first1=Ramon |last2=Forner |first2=Climent |title=La Patum: el Corpus Christi de Berga | publisher=Edicions El Mèdol |date=2005 |isbn=8496294145))</ref>
* Els ''Turcs i Cavallets'' (Turks and Little Knights). Documented since 1828.
* Les ''Maces''. Documented since 1628.
* Les ''Guites'' (Folkloric "mules"). Documented since 1626 (''Guita Grossa''), 1890 (''[[La Guita Xica|Guita boja]]'').
* L'''Àliga'' (The Eagle). Documented since 1756.
* Els ''Nans Vells'' (The Old Dwarfs). Documented since 1853.
* Els ''Gegants'' (The Giants). Documented since 1695.<ref name=Geg>((cite book|last1=Fernández Durán |first1=Juan Antonio |title=World heritage monuments in Spain | publisher=Alymar |date=2008 ))</ref>
* Els ''Nans Nous'' (The New Dwarfs). Documented since 1890.

==Origins and significance==

"La Patum" has its origins in pre-Christian celebrations of the [[Summer solstice]], which were recycled and given new symbolism by the [[Catholic Church]] as part of its Corpus celebrations. In Berga, the earliest conserved reference to a Corpus procession is May 20, 1454((ref)). The festival evolved and incorporated more elements popular and religious theater in the [[Middle Ages]], leading to a unique combination of giants, devils, angels, moors, and other bizarre-looking characters.

Despite the religious significance of Corpus Christi, and the Patum's descent from "[[eucharist]]ic performances," in its present form it is rather a show of popular theater. It is unique in Catalonia. Anthropologists and specialists in folklore have been interested in La Patum.

==Bruce Springsteen song==
In 2016, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the "old giants" (''Gegants vells'') and the 125th anniversary of the "new giants" (''Gegants nous''), the [[Bruce Springsteen]] song ''[[If I should fall behind]]'', arranged by Sergi Cuenca, was danced by both couples of giants.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/video-lespectacular-ball-de-gegants-de-la-patum-amb-musica-de-bruce-springsteen/ |title=Vídeo: L'espectacular ball de gegants de la Patum amb música de Bruce Springsteen &#124; VilaWeb |publisher=Vilaweb.cat |date=2016-05-29 |access-date=2016-12-03))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bw6vwqDSIM  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/-Bw6vwqDSIM |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Els Gegants De La Patum Ballen Al So De Bruce Springsteen |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2016-12-03))((cbignore))</ref>

== Gallery==
<gallery widths=200px heights=140px perrow=3>
File:Ball_de_Nans_Vells.jpg|Ball de ''Nans Vells''
File:Nans_Nous.jpg|Ball de ''Nans Nous''
File:Salt_de_Plens.jpg|Salt de ''Plens''
File:Ball_de_Gegants.jpg|''Ball de Gegants''
File:Patum1.jpg|Patum de lluïment
File:Patum5.jpg|''Guita Grossa''
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[La Guita Xica]]

==Bibliography==
* ((cite book|last1=Noyes|first1=Dorothy|title=Fire in the plaça : Catalan festival politics after Franco|date=2003|publisher=Univ. of Pennsylvania Press|location=Philadelphia|isbn=978-0-8122-1849-7))

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category|Patum de Berga))

* [http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/patum-of-berga-00156?request_uri=%2Fculture%2Fich%2Ffr%2FRL%2Fla-patum-de-berga-00156&RL=00156 UNESCO page for Patum of Berga]
* [http://www.lapatum.cat/ La Patum website]
* [http://www.catalunyaonline.cat/ Online videos of "La Patum" and other Catalan festivals] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521141454/http://www.catalunyaonline.cat/ |date=2008-05-21 ))

((Intangible Heritage Spain))
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[[Category:Festivals in Catalonia]]
[[Category:Catalan folklore]]
[[Category:Theatre festivals in Spain]]
[[Category:Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]]

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