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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - festive bestiary]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sculptors of giants: "When you hand over the figure, it's like a child leaving."]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/915c02be-72e6-4ad8-b205-86443ba07dad_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The main square is packed to the rafters. Grallas and timpani announce the start of the festivities. And the anticipation is palpable: a new giant, a dwarf, or a fire-breathing dragon will dance for the first time before the townspeople. Among the eyes watching the scene, some are especially excited. They already know which figure will appear: they know its size, its relief, its colors, and the fabric of its costume. Eyes that could belong to Ramon Aumedes, Sessa Casserras, or Pau Reig, three of the twenty or so creators of festive imagery in Catalonia. ARA has visited their workshops to discover who they are and how the creators of the more than 5,000 giants, 20,000 big-headed figures, and 10,000 bestiary figures found throughout the country work. A job that straddles the line between craft and art.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Toro]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:25:52 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Ramon Aumedes outlining the clay face of a giantess for the people of Seva]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[We entered three of the workshops where the festive imagery of Catalonia is built.]]></subtitle>
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