Talk:Processional giant

Move the page ?

Fiesta figures would make a more inclusive entry title, and a more gracious one, in the English Wikipedia. Under such a heading, zaldikos, zanpantzar, judas, peropalo, paliqueiros (a kind of Galician cabezudo), and toros de fuego could all be discussed. Together, just as they naturally belong in an encyclopedic article. Wetman 12:19, 15 Jan 2004 (UTC)

The olentzero is a christmas giant who is a basque santa clause (brings presents), who comes from I believe the mountains. i'm not sure about the rest. Bluepaladin 12:44, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

to Giants like in Commons See the interlanguage links I gathered today. Lucyin 22:30, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

i agree the name of this page needs to be revised. its not just a spanish tradition, several european countries do it. so it shouldnt be known only by its spanish name. it may be of northern iberian-peninsula origin, but it didnt stay there, so we cant leave it with a name in that 1 specific language. the idea of naming it 'giants' would be confusing to those looking for the 'Giants (mythology)' or 'Gigantism' articles. the dutch wiki's name translates as 'city giants', so i propose that name for this wiki. (other wikis call them 'samsons' or 'goliaths' but those arent good examples). and to prove its not just a spanish tradition, the dutch and french wikis focuses on their version of this tradition. those wikis have the same 'geographic-specific' issue that the english article suffers from. only the german article mentions the spanish tradition at length. Ivansevil 03:03, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

I agree, the page should be moved. I also just finished cleaning up what I could in the existing article, to make it more legible and clear. acomas 02:23, 16 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexandrecomas (talk • contribs)

Cabezudos photos

There are photos of gigantes, but why none of cabezudos? We need some. – Morganfitzp 20:28, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree especially since I got to this article from the Borat movie article and I was expecting to see a cabezudo similar to the one in the movie. Gdo01 18:59, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

History and materials

This article is in need of some history behind the tradition and form. Also, what were the gigantes and cabezudos made out of before the modern-day methods of using aluminum and cardboard came along? Morganfitzp 20:35, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Cardboard-rock?

Does that mean papier-mache? AnonMoos 15:25, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Or I guess Carton-pierre, which is like papier-mache... AnonMoos 15:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Latin America

The tradition of Gigantes y Cabezudos is also alive and well within Latin America (its certainly very traditional in many parts of Mexico, including Oaxaca and Veracruz). I think this should be mentioned in the article.69.235.154.43 (talk) 03:25, 8 March 2011 (UTC)James Lopez

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“Schwellköpp” in Mainz, Germany

Those are very specific to a single town in Germany (Mainz) and to a single annual event (carnival parade on Shrove Monday), but would the Schwellköpp fit in here? --2001:16B8:AB8D:F300:B7A6:CFF3:2F27:92D8 (talk) 22:45, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

I think they fit. They are "cabezudos" like the ones we have in Portugal and Spain. Rpo.castro (talk) 19:54, 3 January 2025 (UTC)