The Vila de Vilafranca square vibrated this Wednesday with a celebration of Sant Fèlix full of castles of maximum difficulty. Castellers de Vilafranca, Joves y Vella de Valls and Minyons de Terrassa - four of the best groups in the casteller world - have polished ten constructions in this category. One of the most acclaimed has been the 7 of 9 with lining of the greens, being the only group in history to have reached this castle, which it planted for the first time in 2012. The locals have also unloaded two handcuffs: the 3 of 10 and the pillar of 8. In turn, the Young woman has downloaded the 4 of 9 cleanly, the pillar of 8 and the 3 of 9, while the Old Woman has completed the 4 of 9 with and without a needle, and the pillar of 7 The Minions have reached the triple of 9.
Los Castellers de Vilafranca have opened the square by unloading an epic 3 out of 10 with lining and handcuffs that has exploded the whole square. The old man was about to back down on the way to crowning him, but he finally made the much-acclaimed fin. It was the first time this season that the Villafranca team completed this handcuff. In the second round, they bet for 4 of 9 with lining and needle. After loading it on Sunday in l'Arboç (Baix Penedès), the challenge was to unload it, since they haven't been able to get it since 2017. However, the pillar broke after being uncovered.
Facing the third round, the greens have tried the 7 of 9 folrat, which they have finally thrown up in the fourth round. The construction has gone up slowly and has had to overcome several tremors until it is unloaded amid loud applause, since the Verds are the only group in history that has completed it twice -the first time was in 2012-. The locals have closed with the pillar of 8, a fact that has placed them as the only group of the day that has conceded four extra ranges.
In turn, the Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls has made its debut in the square with a 3 out of 9 with a very serene line. In the second round they went up a notch, with 4 out of 9 clean sheets. The Red Devils have defended him with solvency and managed to offload him for the first time this season, and that has unleashed euphoria. The gang celebrated it with a long song.
In the third round, the Vallens have taken the 5 out of 9 forrat to square, which has sunk after crowning it. The gang rounded off their performance by unloading the pillar of 8 with lining and handcuffs, which they fiercely defended under the heat of hundreds of followers who hailed one of the best festivities ever made by the reds.
For its part, the Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls has kicked off the festivities with the 4 out of 9 with lining and needle, which it had recently completed in Catllar and Arboç. In Vilafranca, the pinks have revalidated it, although they have suffered when unloading the pillar. In the second round, they played the 8 clean tower card, known as the indomitable beast.
The construction has risen quite calmly, but it has broken between the segons and the terços shortly after the enxaneta made the fin. After the fall, La Vella has strengthened the 3 of 9 with folre, downloaded comfortably, to end up closing his performance with the pillar of 7 folrat.
With regard to the Minyons of Terrassa, they opened their performance raising a majestic tower of 9 with lining and handcuffs, completing the first round of the festival in less than an hour. Next, the mauves tried 5 of 9 with lining, which they dismantled to get back up in the third turn. It was the big objective of the day, since they haven't downloaded this construction since 2016.
All in all, this Wednesday the castell has risen very slowly and has ended up breaking the terços when there was little left to be loaded. Making use of the fourth and fifth round, the Egarenses have worn 3 and 4 of 9. The group has renounced the pillar of merit and has raised a sword of 5 to dismiss the day.
On the other hand, the Vilafranquesa festivity has experienced a moment of tension when it had been barely an hour since the castells were being developed. A young couple without a shirt confronted several people from the public, located near the Colla Joves, and there was a brief fight.
According to municipal sources consulted by the ACN agency, the confrontation would be related to an attempted robbery. The Local Police have detained the two young people, who have been removed from the square and the day has ended without further incident. One of the alleged thieves has been identified by the agents.
