The Patum de Berga a pre-Christian celebration for Corpus Christi.

The Patum de Berga, a Corpus Christi celebration in the Berga city in the Catalan Pyrenees. A Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005. La Patum" has its origins in pre-Christian celebrations of the Summer solstice, which were recycled and given new symbolism by the Catholic Church as part of its Corpus celebrations. In Berga, the earliest conserved reference to a Corpus procession is May 20, 1454. The festival evolved and incorporated more elements popular and religious theater in the Middle Ages, leading to a unique combination of giants, devils, angels, moors, and other bizarre-looking characters.