"Raiers" tradition

Collection title

Telenoticies vespre

ID

TV300121

Source

TV3 (ES)

First broadcast date

05/07/1985

Production year

1985

Abstract

Every year, on the first Sunday in July, “Raiers” Day is held to commemorate the way logs used to be transported from the Pyrenees to industrial areas. Men reproduce the difficult work of their ancestors building rafts and travelling all over the Catalonian waters.

Type

video

Production companies

• TV3 - Own production

Broadcaster

TV3 - TV3

Audiovisual form

News

Primary theme

Society and way of life

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages
• Society and way of life / Festivals and traditions

Credits / Cast

• Barcelo Angels - Journalist

Period of events

• 1985

Map locations

• Spain - North - Segur
• Spain - North - Tortosa

Original language

Catalan

Media running time

1m17