A Hurricane of Violence in Patum: Twenty Years Since the Murder of Isanta

In November 2005, in Paris, UNESCO distinguished the Patum of Berga in the catalogue of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. They had been after it for years, and the proclamation was followed by a great celebration, with the performance of the Àliga dance in the Plaça de Sant Pere and the march of the tabal through the streets of Berga. An outburst of joy that contrasted with the last Patum celebrated, stained with blood by the murder …

The Barraques concert of that fateful night will be repeated and a mural has been inaugurated in memory of the murdered young man