Saint Isidore the Farmer is a venerated figure in many agricultural regions, especially in Catalonia, where he is considered the patron saint of farmers and peasants.…
Crowded streets, flower and book stalls, couples celebrating love, the search for the best-seller of the year, book signings... You surely know what we are talking…
The festival of Sant Lloreç, celebrated every August 10, is one of the most emblematic festivals on the Catalan summer calendar. A 3rd-century Christian…
Sant Magí is a venerated figure in Catalonia, especially in the city of Tarragona, where his feast day is celebrated intensely and is also celebrated a…
Sant Ponç is a traditional festival in Catalonia celebrated every May 11 in honor of the patron saint of herbalists and beekeepers. Devotion to this saint…
The Sant Vicenç festivities are a traditional celebration in Catalonia that takes place around January 22, the day dedicated to Sant Vicenç, considered…
The April Fair, although originally from Andalusia, has been enthusiastically adopted in Catalonia, where it has become a symbol of cultural diversity and community…
During the Christmas holidays , towns, cities and neighbourhoods in Catalonia create authentic spectacles with representations of living nativity scenes. The first…
Every year, in Catalonia, the Christmas spirit reaches its peak with the impressive and long-awaited Three Kings Parade. The celebration takes place on January…
The meu avi goes to Cuba Aboard the 'Català' The greatest warship... Now it's your turn! How does the stanza end? Those of you who don't know the answer…
Valentine's Day is celebrated all over the world on February 14th, a holiday dedicated to love and affection between couples, friends and loved ones. This tradition,…
The dance of canes represents a combat between two sides. It is known in different towns in Europe (Holland, England) and very popular in Catalonia, where the poles…
The Corpus Christi festival has been one of the most important in Europe for seven centuries. The festival was instituted by the Church around 1246 and, beyond…
Carnival is a party that is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. In Catalonia, the main course of the Carnival festival begins with the arrival of Lardero…
A giant is a traditional and popular festive element of great proportions that usually represents a person and is designed to participate in celebrations and citizen…
The castells are one of the traditions par excellence of Catalan culture, hundreds of people united to defy gravity and perched on top of each other to build constructions…
The night of the San Juan festival is a night of fun with fire and cultural identity and many people believe that it is the shortest night of the year. The night…
Fire is the most important element of traditional Catalan festivals. It is a symbol loaded with divine aspects, present in hundreds of ritual and cyclical celebrations,…
Catalonia has a great calendar of traditional and popular festivals. A great diversity of festive events, elements and acts are part of the Catalan festive heritage,…
The Fiesta Mayor, the great celebration of each town, is the most anticipated moment of the whole year. They are days of music, partying and popular culture outdoors…
Sardana is a Catalan popular dance considered the national dance of Catalonia. It is a collective dance that men and women dance holding hands in a circle, and…
The history of the people and peoples of the planet has been transmitted orally through legends, which are short stories about certain events that could have happened…
The Catalan Atlas is one of the most important and emblematic pieces of medieval European cartography. Although it is not signed or dated, its authorship is attributed to the Majorcan Jewish cartographer…
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'Cursa del Foc' Olesa, takes place around San Juan, coinciding with the town's main festival. This race, organized by the Olesa Athletics Club, consists of an open 5 km race with one lap and a 10 km race…
The Sant Juan festival is also the Baix a Mar Festival in Torredembarra, full of bonfires, dances, festivals, habanera singing, "llaguts" regattas, fireworks, castles and various popular activities to…
