Fiestas

WORFestivals and fiestas

In this calendar, we have selected some important festivals and fiestas. Some are local events and others are general for Catalunya. At the bottom of this page you will find some links to pages dedicated to local fiestas.

Date	Event	Place
6 January	Reyes	El Bruc
February	Carnaval	Sitges
23 April	Sant Jordi	El Bruc
8 May	Sant Miguel	El Bruc
May - Sep	Forum	Barcelona
6 June	Fiesta del Timbaler	El Bruc
13 June	Corpus Cristi	Sitges
17-19 June	sonar	Barcelona
June-July	Grec	Barcelona
23 June	Sant Joan	Barcelona
24 July	Fiesta del Racò	El Bruc
12-15 August	Fiesta Mayor	El Bruc
11 September	La Diada - National Day of Catalunya	El Bruc
23-26 September	La Mercè - Fiesta Mayor in Barcelona	Barcelona
December	Santa Lucia Christmas Market	Barcelona


	Reyes - El Bruc 6 January Procession of the Three Wise Men



	Carnaval- Sitges February

	Sant Jordi - El Bruc Procession with El Bruc's giants from the church to the Town Hall. Sardanas, the national dance of Catalonia, at the Town Hall. Ball the following Saturday. Saint George is the patron of Catalonia. Several stories have been attached to Saint George and the dragon, one version talks about the village of Mont Blanc, in La Conca de Barberà, Tarragona. According to legend a bush of red roses blooms in the same place where the dragon has vanished.

Fiesta del Timbaler - El Bruc A local fiesta with reconstruction of the battle againts the french army on the 6 June, 1808. Market from 1808 with handicraft.

			Corpus Christi Sitges 7 June


	Forum Barcelona 2004 May - September Three main themes define the Forum: Cultural diversity, sustainable development and conditions for peace. Dialogues, exhibitions, workshops, theater, dance, concerts, circus, opera, peace camp. http://www.barcelona2004.org/eng/

sònar The Barcelona Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Arts,
Grec - Barcelona The Barcelona Summer Festival, known popularly as "Grec", plays a leading role in the cultural panorama of the city. Every summer, from the end of June until the end of July, the festival stages some of the best national and international works aimed at a wide audience. Theater, dance and musical performances are given at different venues around the city. In 2003, for example: Youssou N'Dour - 2.7.03, Buena Vista Social Club with Ibrahim Ferrer - 9.7.03

	Sant Joan - Barcelona 23.6 Summer solstice on the eve of Sant Joan (St. John), is a night of bonfires and fireworks in the squares and streets.

			Fiesta del Racò-El Bruc Local fiesta - dinner at tables in the main street, band, dancing until the morning.

Fiesta Mayor - El Bruc Local fiesta in El Bruc with parades of giants, spectacular fire parade, competitions, dinners, disco, live music.

	La Diada, National Day of Catalunya - El Bruc 11.9 Local fiesta in El Bruc with parades of giants, spectacular fire parade, competitions, dinners, disco, live music.

			La Mercè Fiesta Mayor in Barcelona 13.9-8.10-2004

The Santa Lucia Christmas Market starts 2 weeks before christmas and is held in front of the cathedral. As well as the trees, holly, mistletoe, tinsel and baubles, you can also buy a "caga tio" a 'pooing' log - a log with a painted on face and little red hat. Local parents wrap it in a blanket and hide sweets inside on christmas morning. The children sing a song basically ordering the log to 'excrete' sweets, while hitting it with a stick. The blanket is then removed to reveal the sweets the log has obediently emitted! On the same theme is the "caganer" ("the 'excreter' to put it politely). This little pottery figure is hidden in nativity scenes where he squats, pants down, and 'does his business'.
Links to sites with furter information on "fiestas"
festes.org		http://www.festes.org
festes.info		http://www.festes.info
festivales.com		http://www.festivales.com
firesifestes.com		http://www.firesifestes.com
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