Egg sausage, coca de llardons and omelette: the culinary delights of carnival
During carnival, food becomes another means of transgression and for this reason it takes centre stage at so many points in the festival.
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How is Carnival celebrated in other parts of the world?
Battles of Oranges in Italy, fritters in the United States, multitudinous parades in Bolivia... Some features of the Barcelona carnival are reflected in other carnivals around the world. Would you like to know more?
Vilapicina and Santa Eulàlia, a longstanding connection
The Colla Gegantera de Nou Barris will be once again performing their music and dance show, “Santa Eulàlia de Vilapicina, the forgotten neighbourhood”.
What does Candlemas celebrate?
Candlemas, which falls on 2 February, right in the middle of winter, marks the end of the Christmas cycle. But why is it a festival with such strong roots? Is it religious or is there a pagan background? What part do candles play in it?
Candlemas is our marmot day
Candlemas has always been regarded as an ideal day for forecasting the weather, especially how many days of cold are left. Si la Candelera plora, l’hivern és fora; si la Candelera riu, l’hivern és viu is a well-known Catalan saying.
‘Sooner or later, February is carnival time’ and 24 more carnival proverbs
This festival, characterised by transgression, the switching of roles, rowdy behaviour and recklessness, is one of the most widely referred to in proverbs.
All you need to know about the Foguerons de Gràcia 2024
On Saturday 27th of January, the Vila de Gràcia will enjoy one of the most outstanding festivities of its festive calendar
Application period open for the general subsidy call for 2024
Subsidies. The funding available for this year’s call is 22.5 million euros, with 25 themes and 106 programmes established.
Sant Antoni, the most diverse festival in Catalan-speaking territories.
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...
Sant Antoni Abat, president of the ‘Setmana dels Barbuts’
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].