Taull fault descent

They say that traditions are only kept alive if they are celebrated year after year by the people of the territory as something of their own and not simply as an inheritance from the past. The Fallas festival has been a deeply rooted tradition in the towns of the Vall de Boí since ancient times.

Every year, previously with the beginning of the summer solstice, currently coinciding with the local festival, the towns of the valley run the fallas.

A party related to the cult of the sun, thanking the gods for the crops received and scaring away evil spirits.

The party begins a few days before with the preparation of the fallas, in which the boys and girls of the town work to prepare them and let them dry a little.

The day of the Fallas everything begins at the lighthouse, a high place on the mountain usually with a very good view over the town where a pine and other trees are planted to make a bonfire. From this point is where the faults are lit before starting the descent.

The falleros, after dinner and when it is very dark, light the lighthouse, and with it their fallas, proudly make the descent to carry the fire towards the town with one of the boys in front, until they reach the square, where the people greet them. receive with joy, music and party, a great bonfire is made with the remains of fallas that have resisted the descent and the party begins that can last all night.

Do not miss it!