{"id":42254,"date":"2015-04-02T23:17:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T21:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=42254"},"modified":"2019-10-01T08:41:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T06:41:40","slug":"enjoy-easter-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/enjoy-easter-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy Easter in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;re in Barcelona you are for sure experimenting this Easter week in a more or less intense way, either having a relaxing holiday in the city or traveling somewhere outside it. For those who have stayed in Barcelona during these days, we want to give them some options to enjoy these religious holidays with\u00a0some activities that they can attend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0we always try you to\u00a0enjoy the city to the fullest, especially when there is an event to celebrate, as in this case. Check out what the city has to offer!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/semana-santa-catalonia\/\">Semana Santa or Holy Week in Catalonia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/enjoy-easter-in-barcelona\/#How_to_enjoy_Easter_in_Barcelona\" title=\"How to enjoy Easter in Barcelona\">How to enjoy Easter in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/enjoy-easter-in-barcelona\/#Religious_events\" title=\"Religious events\">Religious events<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/enjoy-easter-in-barcelona\/#Gastronomy\" title=\"Gastronomy\">Gastronomy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/enjoy-easter-in-barcelona\/#Other_activities\" title=\"Other activities\">Other activities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_enjoy_Easter_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>How to enjoy Easter in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_102642\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102642\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Photo-by-semeyas-via-Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"christian image\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-102642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by semeyas via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Religious_events\"><\/span>Religious events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spain is a rather Catholic country and religion emerges on the streets these days: most of these events are to &#8220;take a walk&#8221; with religious figures of the churches in parades followed by faithful Christians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Easter week\u00a0begins on <strong><em>Domingo de Ramos<\/em><\/strong>, which was this year on March the 29, whit a procession around the cathedral of Barcelona and people carrying palms, palmones, olive or laurel branches to be blessed so they will have good luck the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is followed by a week of religious ceremonies which ends on <strong>Easter Sunday<\/strong>.\u00a0The previous Friday called <strong>&#8220;Holy Friday&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0is when the guilds and religious brotherhoods walk in procession with sacred images.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festes.org\/articles.php?id=479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>These processions take place throughout the city<\/strong><\/a>, but here there are\u00a0some of the most famous:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the <strong>procession of the &#8220;Burreta&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>in the Raval<\/strong>, which is led by an entity from the south of Spain (Andalusia)\u00a0and leaves the church of Sant Agust\u00ed at 10am;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">another procession leaves at 6:45pm from the <strong>Sant Jaume&#8217;s church<\/strong>, in the Gothic Quarter from the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows in Barcelona;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">in the adjacent town to Barcelona <strong>Hospitalet de Llobregat<\/strong> takes place one of the most massive processions, which could gather\u00a0millions of people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/easter-cakes-barcelona\/\">Buying Easter Cakes in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_102641\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102641\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Photo-by-kaboompics-via-Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"easter cake\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-102641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by kaboompics via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gastronomy\"><\/span>Gastronomy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Easter Sunday,\u00a0<strong>Easter Monday takes place<\/strong>\u00a0and is when the godparents of children (designated at birth) should get them or the\u00a0traditional <strong><em>Mona de Pascua<\/em><\/strong>, a cake made of chocolate with figures and chocolate eggs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kids love to eat it and look forward to get to! There are bakeries that produce &#8220;monas&#8221;\u00a0that are real fancy stuff of pastry.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_activities\"><\/span>Other activities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are not religious, you also have plenty to do during this festive week. You can visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tickets-sagrada-familia\/\">Sagrada Familia<\/a> <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/park-guell\/\"><strong>Park Guell<\/strong><\/a>, or stroll through the oldest neighborhoods in the city such as the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/gotico\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gothic Quarter<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/born\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Borne<\/a> neighborhood<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At this time of year, the warmth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/activities-spring-barcelona\/\"><strong>spring<\/strong><\/a> begins to be felt, people goes out for a walk and\u00a0people enjoy some short holidays on town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your favourite activity during Easter in Barcelona?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"42254\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 90px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">3<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re in Barcelona you are for sure experimenting this Easter week in a more or less intense way, either having a relaxing holiday in the city or traveling somewhere outside it. 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