Sources do not provide a mythic creation narrative for the Gegants of Mataró. Documentary material locates them within the civic-traditional repertoire of Catalan festivals and in the program of Les Santes (the city’s largest festival, held annually from 25 to 29 July), indicating a civic and performative origin as municipal festival effigies rather than an origin as autonomous supernatural beings.
The provided sources identify the Gegants as large parade figures that arrive in public spaces (for example, the caption noting "Els Gegants de Mataró arriben a plaça Santa Maria"). The sources do not supply specific visual details such as exact size, costume, construction materials, or sculptural style; what is documented is their movement into and presence within festival plazas and processions.
The documented role of the Gegants is performative and processional: they participate in Les Santes events, appearing in public squares and parades alongside other festival elements (comedy shows, live music, fireworks, correfocs). Sources present them as effigies incorporated into civic celebration with no attribution of autonomous agency or supernatural powers.
Gefjun
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Gegant Gerió
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Gegant Negre (Cervera)
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Geganta Sagrerina
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Gegantons Xavier i Laia Cartulinus
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Gegantons de Cervera
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Gegants Elm i Carmeta
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Gegants Fantasmes
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Gegants Roc i Maria
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Gegants d'Olot
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Gegants de Calonge
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Community Record
- [1]Les Santes. "Les Santes is the largest festival in the city of Mataró, Spain. It is celebrated every year from the 25th to the 29th of July. The festivities include comedy shows, live music, fireworks and typical features present in catalan festivals, such as correfocs and 'gegants'." — Wikipediawiki
- [2]Desvetllament bellugos [Les Santes 2018]. "Els Gegants de Mataró arriben a plaça Santa Maria." — archive video captionother