Giants
The giants are hollow figures several meters tall depicting the upper part of a person and having a skirt on the lower part. The skirt covers a strong man who carries a harness linked to the internal structure. The porter turns and shakes the giant to the tune of a marching band. Giants usually parade in couples of gigante and giganta ("giantess"). The figures depict archetypes of the town, such as the bourgeois or historical figures of local relevance, such as the founder king and queen, or pairs of Moorish and Christian nobles.
The usual materials are wood or aluminium for the frame, cloth for the shell and a mix of paper-mache and plaster of paris called carton-pierre for the head and hands. Arms are usually loose cloth tubes with carton-pierre hands, designed to sweep into the air at every turn.

Big Heads
The big heads are hollow head masks covering the head and shoulders of the porter. An open mouth enables sight. The porter (a young boy or girl) is in costume, and holds the mask with a hand.

Note. We are trying to find out who the Sitges ones represent. If anyone can help us on this, please drop us a line.