Festivals and traditions
Festivals and tradition
Tivissa Town Festival
The town festival is held to celebrate St. Jaume on 25 July and the following days.
The festival is started by the traditional festival crier. A different crier is chosen each year. Various exhibitions are inaugurated, which can be visited the days the festival is on.
The t...Festivals in La Serra d’Almos
The town festival in Serra d'Almos is held in honour of St. Domènec on 6 August. The town festival is organised by La Serra d'Almos Residents Association.
Around 15 August the Summer Celebrations are held at the Leisure Centre in La Serra d'Almos. These are folk celebrations that involve s...Darmós town festival
Darmós town festival is held in honour of St. Roc on 16 August.
The festival begins with mass and a traditional singing by Darmós choir. People then usually have a drink and a snack in the town bar, where locals and outsiders meet and chat. This is repeated each day the town festival ...Llaberia town festival
Llaberia town festival is held on the occasion of the festivity of the Mother of God in August. The festival is moved to the following weekend when more of the local people attend. The events consist of a meeting of the local residents followed by a street meal with the neighbours in Carrer del Forn...
Procession to the Chapel of St. Blai
The Chapel of St. Blai was built to commemorate the expulsion of the Moors. The initial chapel was later destroyed and the current one was built in 1858 in the Gothic style and later renovated.
The festivity of St. Blai is celebrated on 3 February. The festival is now moved to the Sunday after the ...Corpus Christi and Easter
Just like in many places, lots of events are held in Tivissa at Easter. These religious ceremonies notably include the procession on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, where various religious scenes are set up and people accompany the procession wearing tunics and carrying very beautiful statues. It i...
Giants
The giants of Tivissa have a long history. They were brought up the river in a boat from Tortosa in 1851. The 150th anniversary was recently celebrated and they still dance and roam all around. Together with the giants’ troop they go on a lot of trips and attend large celebrations.
They are...