Calçots Typical Catalan Noemi Haro

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Typical Catalan Els segadors Danniel Rivas

Els segadors: The Reapers is the current official national anthem of Catalonia. Its origins date of the Revolt in the seventeenth century. The song appeals to defend the freedom of the land.

Today the actual text is from Guanyavents Emilio in 1899 and the music is by Francesc Alió, who composed the melody in 1892, adapting the existing song.



It comes from a song born in the early uprising in Catalonia of 1640: the war of the Catalans against King Philip IV, in which the peasants staged major attacks.

Typical catalan,El caganer Antonio Lopéz

Festivities All Saints Day+Monica

All Sants Day

The day we honour our dead beloved ones

The All Saints' Day is a religious holiday that is celebrated to many countries of Christian faith.On November 1, of every year, the All Saints' Day celebrates, which in the American version is known as the night of Halloween. In Spain this day honors our deceasedand dead people, the cemeteries are filled with color, with a multitude of flowers on the tombs of the dear beings.

In Barcelona it is celebrated eating sweet potatoes that are a species of sweet potato you put in the oven, chestnuts and the typical Panellets.

FestivitiesSANT GEORGE Day ken essien

The last 23rd April, we celebrated Sant Jordi’s day, Catalonia’s patron. This day is especial because the streets are full of books and roses to follow the tradition: men have to give a rose and women have to give men a book.
And why do we follow the tradition? Because there is a legend:

Once upon a time, there was a King who had a beautiful daughter. One day a huge dragon appeared and ate all the sheep. When there weren’t more sheep left, he started eating all the girls in the town. Then, it was the princess turn and the dragon brought her into his cave. Aware that a princess was in danger, a soldier called Jordi (George), riding his white horse went to the dragon’s cave to save the princess. There, he killed the dragon with his lance. The legend says the dragon’s blood turned into a rose. He gave it to the princess, and for this reason all men give a rose to women in Sant Jordi’s day. The last 23rd April, we celebrated Sant Jordi’s day, Catalonia’s patron. This day is especial because the streets are full of books and roses to follow the tradition: men have to give a rose and women have to give men a book.

Saint George (ca. 275/281 – 23 April 303) was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr.
Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Cáceres (Spain), Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod, Barcelona and Moscow.

Festivities The 3 Wise King Noemi Haro

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Festivities EASTER+VICTOR MOLERO