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.
Originally, 'Lá Fhéile Pádraig', as it is known in Gaelic, was a Catholic festival, but over time has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture.
A series of popular cultural activities have been organised for close to 5 years, every 15 March, the patron saint's day. This year will see a gathering of festive imagery and a day of human-tower making.
It has now become a tradition for the two Barcelona neighbourhoods to celebrate Sant Medir and have —the Gràcia, Sarrià and Sants— human-tower-making groups put on a joint day event with Sant Cugat's human-tower makers.
Arc de Triomf hosts the celebrations for the arrival of Chinese New Year on Saturday 29 January, as from 12 noon.
From 17 to 30 January, there will be various events and activities linked to the Bonfires, which will be lit on the evening of the 29th!
But in an eminently agricultural society like ours, winter is a hard time you try to get through as best you can, following the advice of our proverb teller, an inexhaustible source of popular wisdom.
When Christmas arrives, Barcelona fills with nativity scenes, living nativity scenes and performances of Els Pastorets. A year on and we’re back, offering you everything in a single programme.
