Designing and painting capgrossos at school brings popular culture closer to the little ones. This is the formula that the Campdevànol City Council has promoted with the support of the Escola Pirineu, the AFA and local companies. Until now, the municipality only had two giants, but now it incorporates 21 capgrossos with characters from popular culture and local elements, such as gorgs.
The mayoress, Dolores Costa, stresses that the hundred students who participate are developing creative skills, but she also wants to encourage generational change in the group of giants. The premiere will be this June, on the 10th and 11th, and the children will take the capgrossos on those days for the biggest children's party.
The 21 capgrossos are being prepared during school hours and with the help of two people from the specialized company Ventura
In addition, a course has also been organized for parents to design unique elements of Campdevànol, such as the Torrent de la Cabana, La Pubilla and Hereu gorges, and a popular vote was held to choose the best ones,
A mother, Bibian Colomer, has participated together with her husband. One of her designs, that of the gorgs and a nurse, are among those chosen. For Colomer, one of the proposals that she has liked the most has been that of another mother who, inspired by her daughter, has designed the Pubilla with a sign of autism on the face to make this disorder visible.
“We are very happy with the result, some great capgrossos are coming out”, explains the director of the Pirineu school, Marcel·la Garrido. All the courses have worked on the process, but the most artistic part has been done by the middle and higher cycle. “When we started the project, we immediately signed up. Being able to make the capgrossos and take them gives a lot of joy and the assembly of delegates are already very excited and thinking about when they take them and at what parties, ”she explains.
The Ensenyament councilor, Teresa Codinach, explains that the reception of the companies has been very good. “They loved the project and none of them have said no to us, they have all been very generous”, she affirms. These are Comforsa, Soler, Soldatal, Amitec and also the Campdevànol Hospital. The AFA has done the economic management of the money collected.
For her part, Mayor Dolors Costa underlines that, apart from increasing the cultural heritage of the municipality and working on the creative side in the school, they have also wanted to involve parents more. As happens with other properties in Catalonia, the group of giants has energized the tradition, especially by involving children ”, she details. "It is necessary that young and eager people enter," she remarks.
