El Raval celebrates St Rita's Day with a party full of red roses
22 May is St Rita's Day and the Convent de Sant Agustí in the El Raval neighbourhood will be playing host to a truly special party
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22 things you didn’t know about the Sant Ponç Fair
It's quite strange that a dynamic and modern city such as Barcelona should maintain an ancestral tradition like the Sant Ponç Fair, which is being held on 10 May in Carrer de l’Hospital.
Six books on popular culture to give as gifts this Sant Jordi’s Day
Over the last few years. Barcelona City Council has published a series of books that, from very different perspectives, offer an insight into the city's popular culture. Want to take a look?
Sweet or savoury for Sant Jordi?
Although the star features of the Sant Jordi festival are undoubtedly roses and books, in recent years culinary aspects have become increasingly important in the celebrations, in the form of cakes, pastries and bread.
All the variations to the Sant Jordi/St George legend: from Jacobus de Varagine to Joan Amades
The legend of Sant Jordi/St George is a story with close to 2,000 years of history behind it and which was significantly distorted over time. It starts with the persecution of Christians during the Roman empire and it involves the Crusaders, one of...
The story of the Sant Jordi festival, told through the prism of the legend, the rose and the book
Sant Jordi is one of the best-loved festivals in our calendar. Even when it falls on a working day, hundreds of people go out for a stroll around the book stands, to buy roses or attend one of the programmed events.
Twenty things you didn’t know about the Mona de Pasqua
The range of monas on offer in Catalonia is much more varied than it appears at first sight, and goes beyond the more commercial trends. Would you like to know more about this custom, whose origins and meaning are uncertain?
‘Fer Pasqua abans de Rams’ plus 23 proverbs and sayings about Easter
Easter is one of the biggest festivals on the calendar so there are quite a few proverbs and sayings that describe it. Some talk about the celebrations, while others talk about food, how changeable the weather is and how it’s better if Easter is in...
Main events and activities in the city
Three Kings Parade
On the evening of 5 January, Barcelona organises a big welcome for the Kings of the Orient, who set off on a big parade.
Tres Tombs de Barcelona
The main event of the Festa dels Tres Tombs is a parade of animals in a cavalcade and pulling coaches around the city centre.
Tres Tombs Infernals
The Tres Tombs Infernals is a celebration held in Sant Andreu de Palomar that combines street theatre and a firework display with a correfoc.
Sant Antoni Bonfires, from sa Pobla to Gràcia
The Sant Antoni bonfire festival held in Gràcia is actually a Majorcan tradition that has been brought to this Barcelona neighbourhood.
Did you know...
It is said that the correfoc developed spontaneously in Barcelona during the La Mercè festival in 1978. That was a time when traditional and popular culture was being revived and a group of cultural activists wanted to organise a fire show. The initial idea was to organise a classic ball de diables but, to their surprise, the watching public joined in the performance and gave it movement.
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