The personality of a region is also marked by its traditions. In our blog you will find articles related to some of the traditions in Catalonia that are still very present in our calendar.
From the most universal of them all, the Diada de Sant Jordi, to the gastronomy linked to the festivities, such as the Crema Catalana de San José, La Mona de Pascua or the Coca de San Juan, through the extraordinary colorful fountains decorated with the Ou Com Balla at Corpus Christi, the elegance and coordination of the sardana or the boldness of the human towers erected by the Castellers.
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Even thought it is a working day, April 23, Sant Jordi’s Day is, without a doubt, the most popular festival of all those we find on the calendar of Catalonia. But who was Sant Jordi? Sant Jordi, San Jorge, Saint Georges, San Giorgo… call him what you want. He is …
In this strange year we are living, the Castanyada (Chestnut party) 2020 is presented as a slightly different celebration. However, to the memory of those who have left us, we will add, as always, a touch of sweetness and color to All Saints’ Day by eating chestnuts, panellets and sweet …
La Mercè, la patrona de Barcelona. L’estiu de 1687 Catalunya estava envaïda per una plaga de llagostes que arrasaven els camps i destrossaven collites. Des del camp la plaga s’anava acostant a les ciutats fins que va envair-les. Tots els esforços humans per aturar-les eren inútils, així que aviat es …
The most magical summer night On the night of June 23, one of the most popular celebrations in Catalonia takes place, the “Revetlla de Sant Joan”. All the towns and cities of Catalonia celebrate the festivity of Saint John and, although not everybody do so in the same way, the …
L’ou com balla (the egg as it dances) is a tradition of the Corpus Christi holiday that consists of putting an empty egg in a spring of water, so the egg dances with the force of the water. To empty the egg, a small hole is made, which is then …
Today I have no statistics on hand, I don’t want to look for them either. But if I was to be asked what place most Catalans would like to visit when the confinement is over and we can go out with a certain normality, I would venture to say that …
