Barcelona welcomes back Corpus Christi, a celebration as alive as ever!
Barcelona celebrates Corpus Christi from 11 to 19 June, an event declared a Heritage Festival of National Interest.
Barcelona celebrates Corpus Christi from 11 to 19 June, an event declared a Heritage Festival of National Interest.
The city is being adorned with dancing eggs for Corpus Christi. This year there will be more eggs than ever, with new locations and fountains created specifically for this purpose.
Among the 18 proposed actions, we can find a boost to the Cases de la Festa and the creation of a new festive calendar for the city.
Every year at Whitsuntide, some 20 humorous choral groups parade round the streets of Barceloneta in fancy dress, wielding various outsized objects.
As part of the Corpus Christi festivities, the City Hall lobby, stairway and Gothic gallery will be filled with giants and beasts for the exhibition of the “People’s Retinue” (Seguici Popular).
You can now consult the Quèdequè, an agenda that aims to make visible the activities organized by non-profit associations in the city.
The Barcelona City Council has created a new distinction for the city's centennial entities and institutions.
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?
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.
As spring is one of the most eagerly-awaited seasons of the year, there are a wealth of traditional sayings which speak about the arrival of the swallows, flowers in bloom and the unpredictable weather associated with this time of year.