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Gigantes y Cabezudos

Festival Culture & Traditions

The Kilikis Aren’t One Set of Figures. Pamplona Built Them in Three Pairs, 81 Years Apart.

Festival Culture & Traditions

The Cabezudos Aren’t Baby Giants. They’re a Different Sculptor’s Work, Made Thirty Years Later.

The comparsa gigantes cabezudos pamplona isn't one 1860 creation. The cabezudos are a different sculptor's work, made 30 years later, in 1890.

Festival Culture & Traditions

Pamplona’s Gigantes Have Names, and Carrying Them Is a Job Passed Through Families

Pamplona's gigantes at San Fermin aren't just costumes. Meet the named giants, the bearers who carry 64 kilos, and why the city 3D-scanned them.

Festival Culture & Traditions

Pamplona’s Giants Aren’t Spain’s Oldest. The 1276 Date Is Fiction.

Pamplona's gigantes y cabezudos aren't Spain's oldest tradition. The 1276 date comes from a novel. Real, sourced timelines for Barcelona, Zaragoza, and Alicante compared.