1.0Ara Lleidahttps://aralleida.cat/en/adminhttps://aralleida.cat/en/author/frame_zesv7n2g/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="al0VdobgXr"><a href="https://aralleida.cat/en/patrimoni-immaterial/lurgell-patrimoni/">L’URGELL</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://aralleida.cat/en/patrimoni-immaterial/lurgell-patrimoni/embed/#?secret=al0VdobgXr" width="600" height="338" title="“L’URGELL” — Ara Lleida" data-secret="al0VdobgXr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://aralleida.cat/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#3c3c3b” css=”.vc_custom_1605797650815{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1605797593358{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” bg_type=”image” parallax_style=”vcpb-default” bg_image_new=”id^114136|url^https://aralleida.cat/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/urgell.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^urgell|description^null” bg_image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#ededed”][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#ededed” css=”.vc_custom_1630050828556{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] A WORLD OF LIVING TRADITIONS This remarkable comarca (local district) is situated where the plains surrounding the River Segre transition abruptly into the first hills of the Pyrenees. It is comprised of three main geographical zones; the River Sió to the north, the River Ondara in the centre, and the great plain of Urgell to the east. Arable and livestock farming, and water-powered industry have had an enormous impact on the way of life in L’Urgell, shaping its landscape of rivers and plains, and also its culture. This comarca keeps alive traditions which grew out of this close link to the land and the local territory, which have now been passed on, as an inheritance, to the younger generations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1629975809590{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1629975819882{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”6/12″][vc_column_text] The journey Travelling around this rural territory, which has been shaped by livestock and crop farmers, there can be no doubt in the visitor’s mind that this is a farming area. Wherever people look, there are huts for shelter and walls that divide fields and separate crops. These dry-stone structures, which have been stacked high by skilled craftsmen, are the surviving remnants of a community that has always lived off the land. Families here care about their land and work hard to keep their farming legacy alive. The dedication that they show for the land is similar to that felt for another industry with close ties to this comarca: traditional pottery. Verdú is the standard bearer for this activity and has been declared a Zona d’Interès Artesanal (Area of ​Interest for Craftsmanship) thanks to the work of the local potters whose work, with both traditional ceramics and also with more modern, artistic pieces, can be appreciated at any of the workshops in the village. Visitors are invited to walk in and take a closer look at how this wonderful pottery is made and, in particular, how the black earthenware sellons and càntirs, which are typical vessels designed to hold water, are crafted. Ever faithful to the past, for the festival of Sant Jaume (Saint James the Great), the inhabitants of Nalec take up their grandparents’ pitchforks and invite visitors to join them in the Ball de Forques (Pitchfork Dance). Similarly, the old reapers’ dance brings friends and family together in a large circle to perform a traditional threshing dance to the rhythm of the Ball de Sant Ferriol. This is the sort of event that gives people a real sense of belonging. Yet another festival in the comarca that pays homage to its farming past is the Festa dels Tres Tombs (Three Circuits) of Anglesola. The village pours out in a celebration that includes a medieval fair, an exhibition of farm machinery, livestock shows, and a parade of period carts and horse-drawn carriages. It is easy to imagine what life was like in the not-so-distant past when the older residents, who share a lifetime of work on the land, all come together.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”6/12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633518052019{margin-bottom: 14px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Not to be missed  [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1630054455050{margin-top: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”9/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982630107{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633518069005{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}” el_class=”impresc”]Construcció amb pedra seca (Dry Stone Constructions). Cabanes de volta i parets de marge (Dry-stone vaulted shelters and boundary walls).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982622928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”114145″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1630401504782{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”foto-patr”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1630054455050{margin-top: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”9/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982630107{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633518085499{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}” el_class=”impresc”]Observatori de la fauna a Vallbona de les Monges (Wildlife Observatory at Vallbona de les Monges).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982622928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”114244″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1630403844044{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”foto-patr”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1630054455050{margin-top: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”9/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982630107{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633518097388{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}” el_class=”impresc”]Tradició terrissaire de Verdú (Traditional Pottery of Verdú).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982622928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”114237″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1630403695650{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”foto-patr”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1630054455050{margin-top: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”9/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982630107{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633518119453{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}” el_class=”impresc”]Ball de les Forques de Nalec (Pitchfork Dance). Festival of Saint James the Great, July.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982622928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”114152″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1630401578443{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”foto-patr”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1630054455050{margin-top: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”9/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982630107{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633518146445{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}” el_class=”impresc”]Festa dels Tres Tombs d’Anglesola (The Three Circuits Festival of Anglesola). April.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1629982622928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: