Editorial photo #8906170 Human Interest
The "Galejada Dels Trabucaires" And The Giants Of The Entire City Of Barcelona Take To The Streets During The Second Day Of The La Mercè Festivities.
A group of people cover their ears because of the loud noise made by the Trabucaires' blunderbusses during the Mercè festivities, in Barcelona, Spain, on September 24, 2022. The trabucaires are groups armed with blunderbusses, who intervene in entourages, parades, meetings, processions, acts of homage, etc. Its action, basically accompanying, consists of galejar or fer gala, that is, firing shots into the air with the aim of making noise to alert, announce and emphasize a festive event or one of importance to the population. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto)
