Dressed in their traditional costumes, the castellers seem to epitomize an easier time, before Barcelona became a world metropolis and the Mediterranean's most dynamic city.

在巴塞罗那成为世界大都市和地中海最具活力的城市之前，身着传统服装的叠人塔似乎是一个更安逸的时代的缩影。

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On september 26, the group “Castellers de Vilafranca” formed a human tower at Sant Jaume square during the annual festival of “La Merce” in Barcelona, Spain.

9月26日，西班牙巴塞隆纳，一个表演小组”Castellers de Vilafranca”在圣? 詹姆斯广场上组成一个人塔以庆祝巴塞隆纳守护神圣梅尔塞节。

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They are currently the team to beat in the competitive world of castellers.

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The human towers are formed by castellers standing on the shoulders of one another in a succession of stages (between six and ten).

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Each group can be identified by its costume, particularly the colour of the shirts, while the cummerbund serves to protect the back and is gripped by castellers as they climb up the tower.

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