The 'mona' cake is one of the most deeply-rooted Easter traditions, but its origins and meaning are uncertain. Here we explain the various theories, which tell of Arabian and Greco-Roman influences.
Easter is a religious period that is celebrated throughout the Christian world in a wide variety of ways. There are processions, pagan rituals, modern traditions, other strange traditions of uncertain origin... Do you want to know more?
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...
Popular culture. Rambla de Catalunya and Plaça de la Sagrada Família fill with palm items for Easter, as from 20 March.
Why did people used to celebrate Palm Sunday so much. And what do palm leaves and branches have to do with final days in Jesus’ life?
We offer you a summary of Amadeu Carbó's study 'Festes de beatificació de sant Josep Oriol a Barcelona 1806-1807' on the festival-imagery figures that took part in the ceremonial festivities.
Santa Madrona is the least known of Barcelona's three patron saints. But there are two churches dedicated to her in Poble-sec, and a festival is held for her in the spring.
A leap year adds an extra day to the calendar. Why? What day is added: the 24th or the 29th of February?
The “Vella Quaresma” (Old Mother Lent) is a seven-legged woman with a cod and a basket who represents the period running up to Holy Week.
Traditionally Lent has been represented as an old woman with seven legs, brandishing a salted cod in one hand and carrying a basket full of vegetables in the other. The produce she has in her hands give us lots of clues about what people eat around...
