Chestnuts, sweet potatoes and 'panellets' are the culinary stars of All Saints
All Saints, and autumn in general, would be very different without the season's three top dishes: chestnuts, panellet cakes and sweet potatoes.
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The lost customs of All Saints’ Day in Barcelona
Would you like to take a walk around the lost Barcelona, accompanied by the explanations of historian Dani Cortijo and the 'Costumari Català’ (Catalan Customs) by Joan Amades?
The Celtic origins of All Saints' Day
All Saints is one of a group of festivals, along with the Day of the Dead and Halloween, which all have a common origin: the beliefs of the Ancient Celts, which were partly based on remembering their dead.
The curious connection between ‘Don Juan Tenorio’ and the All Saints festival.
Although it has almost been forgotten today, the All Saints festival used to have a rich theatrical tradition, with dances of the dead, and above all, all kinds of performances of 'Don Juan Tenorio'
Cold weather, dark nights, chestnuts, panellet cakes and mushrooms: all you need to know about All Saints’ Day festivities in Catalan sayings
November signals a seasonal shift: days shorten and the cold begins. Historically, this time marked the end of a cycle for pastoral and agrarian societies, underscoring the symbolism of All Saints’ Day.
Creativity, performances and tradition, in a Mercè for everyone
Mercè 2024. Everyone is the target audience of the over 270 performances of the Mercè Arts de Carrer, in a Festa Major that commemorates the 650th anniversary of the Eagle.
The Seguici Popular, the giants and the beasts are displayed for Mercè 2024
These days most of Barcelona’s giants and beasts can be seen in three exhibitions.
All the things you can only find at the Sant Roc festivities
Sant Roc. The festivities for Sant Roc are packed with unique elements which date back centuries and cannot be found anywhere else. Are you familiar with them?
“Living together leads to an intermingling of different identities and their transformation into popular culture”: Dvarka Das
Popular culture and religious pluralism. Summary of the programme that took place on 18, 19 and 20 June
What ever happened to the Sant Pere revetlla?
While the festival is still very much alive in other Catalan towns and cities, it has lost popularity in Barcelona. Nowadays, there is only two places that holds a Sant Pere revetlla: the Farinera del Clot Cultural Centre.