The city is full of fire beasts
The six groups of castellers that Barcelona has take part in the special diada castellera on la Mercè’s day. Do you know all of them?
How is possible that the cobla ensemble is made up of 11 musicians and 12 instruments?
The Cases de la Festa are spaces open to the public where popular culture entities are hosted, activities are held and giants, bigheads and beasts can be visited.
The festivity is celebrated almost everywhere and takes on very different forms: bonfire parties with devils in Mallorca, the grand Santantonades in the towns of the Ports, the processions of the Tres Tombs del Principat...
Mid-January brings some of the coldest days of the year, a period which has been popularly dubbed as the ‘Setmana dels Barbuts’ [week of the bearded ones].
You can get a good idea about the wealth of Saint Anthony's Day through its proverbs, full of sayings and rhymes that reference different aspects of the festivities: the legend, the famous piglet and the cold weather.
Reis 2025. The whole city gets ready to welcome Their Majesties, the Three Wise Men, with a major artistic parade that brings together the essence of Barcelona’s talent and the latest technology.
New Year's Eve. This year’s show features the participation of Barcelona musician Marc Parrot.
Arab-style desserts, medieval sweets, 19th century Italian imports and effective commercial strategies. Our Christmas fare is rich and varied, coming from a wide variety of traditions.
Why is St Stephen’s Day such a firmly rooted custom here when it isn’t celebrated in the rest of Spain? The booklet ‘Celebrem el Nadal’ (Let’s celebrate Christmas), by Amadeu Carbó, has the answer to this puzzle and a good many more besides.
St Stephen’s Day (Boxing Day) and cannelloni are two inseparable ideas: thousands of ‘canelons’ are made and consumed every 26 December! But this firmly rooted custom is loaded with myths, legends, arguments and technological innovations so it’s...
The Gegants Vells de la Casa de la Caritat are also known as the Carnival giants because the first news we have of them refers to their participation in the arribo of 1859. A that time they belonged to the Societat del Born, one of the organisations most heavily involved in organising the Barcelona Carnival then. As well as publishing bans and all kinds of satirical notices, they organised a parade in which we know various imaginary festival figures took part and there were some spectacular comparses, groups of dancers in fancy dress.
