Within the limits of the supplied sources, the Giants of Valls are presented as part of the city's traditional customs and festivals. Josep Aladern's late 19th-century survey of Valls' customs situates such elements in the corpus of civic ritual culture for the town; Wikidata explicitly labels them as 'processional giants from Valls.' The supplied materials do not provide a mythological origin narrative attributing supernatural birth or ancestry to the figures.
The available sources identify the Giants of Valls as 'processional giants,' a category of large human-form parade figures used in public processions. The supplied materials do not give specific measurements, materials, costumes, or iconographic details for Valls' giants; therefore detailed attributes (faces, dress, decoration) are not documented in the provided sources. The general designation implies they are large, human-shaped effigies operated in procession, but precise construction and appearance details are not recorded in the supplied documents.
No supernatural abilities are ascribed to the Giants of Valls in the supplied sources. Their described function is performative and civic: they appear in processions and festivals as part of local customary practice. The sources do not document any agency beyond their role as parade figures or any interactions that would indicate harmful or healing powers.
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- [1]Giants of Valls (Wikidata entry Q111585982). Wikidata entry Q111585982, short description 'processional giants from Valls'.wiki
- [2]Costums típicas de la ciutat de Valls. Josep Aladern, Costums típicas de la ciutat de Valls (Project Gutenberg catalog entry describing a late 19th-century historical account of Valls customs and festivals).folk
- [3]Cultural Asset of National Interest (context on Catalan heritage designation). Wikipedia article describing the legal category and context for Catalan cultural heritage (used to situate heritage context; does not state designation for the Giants of Valls).wiki