{"id":59770,"date":"2016-01-14T14:57:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T13:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=59770"},"modified":"2016-06-03T11:23:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T09:23:42","slug":"biggest-celebrations-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/biggest-celebrations-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest celebrations in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a city where there is always something to do. A variety of events, sports, monuments and entertainment offer visitors a wide selection of activities to choose from. Depending on the time of year, visitors can also participate in one of the many <strong>celebrations<\/strong> held by the city annually.<\/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\/biggest-celebrations-in-barcelona\/#Sant_Jordi\" title=\"Sant Jordi\">Sant Jordi<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/biggest-celebrations-in-barcelona\/#Sant_Joan\" title=\"Sant Joan\">Sant Joan<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/biggest-celebrations-in-barcelona\/#Related_articles_Enjoy_The_Festive_Spirit_Of_Barcelona\" title=\"Related articles:\u00a0Enjoy The Festive Spirit Of Barcelona\">Related articles:\u00a0Enjoy The Festive Spirit Of Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/biggest-celebrations-in-barcelona\/#Festa_Major\" title=\"Festa Major\">Festa Major<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/biggest-celebrations-in-barcelona\/#La_Merce\" title=\"La Merc\u00e8\">La Merc\u00e8<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sant_Jordi\"><\/span><strong>Sant Jordi<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4553508637_535422df45.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-59771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4553508637_535422df45-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"events barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St_George%27s_Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sant Jordi<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s day is one of the most popular celebrations in Catalonia. On this day men present women with flowers\u00a0and women give them books in return. <strong>Sant Jordi<\/strong> (Saint George) is Catalonia\u2019s patron saint. Legend says that <strong>Sant Jordi<\/strong> traveled great lengths to save a princess from being eaten by a vicious dragon. He slew the dragon with his sword and on the ground where the beast\u2019s blood was spilled grew a magnificent rose bush with luscious red roses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The book-offering part of this tradition began due to the date that was chosen to celebrate <strong>Sant Jordi<\/strong>\u2019s day, on April 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, William Shakespeare\u2019s and Miguel Cervantes\u2019 birthday and World Book Day.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sant_Joan\"><\/span><strong>Sant Joan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Feast of Sant Joan<\/strong> celebrates the start of Summer. It is referred to by many locals as \u201cThe night of Fire\u201d, celebrated from 23 to 24 of June, when the sky is lit up by fireworks and firecrackers pop all over the place. Great masses of people<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_jSyEuotx1I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gather on the beach<\/a><\/strong> to watch the fireworks display, have a\u00a0drink and dance together.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles_Enjoy_The_Festive_Spirit_Of_Barcelona\"><\/span>Related articles:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/enjoy-the-festive-spirit-of-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy The Festive Spirit Of Barcelona<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Festa_Major\"><\/span><strong>Festa Major<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From August on, several neighborhoods in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> celebrate their own <strong>Festa Major<\/strong>. During this week-long <strong>festival,<\/strong> the neighborhood\u2019s streets are transformed, each one being decorated with a different colorful theme, competing for the prize of best decoration. Visitors can enjoy sweet and salty treats at one of the various booths on the streets, and enjoy concerts and shows that happen all day long. The most popular of the <em>fiestas<\/em> is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festamajordegracia.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Festa Major de Gr\u00e0cia<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Merce\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Gigantes_Barcelona.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-59772 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Gigantes_Barcelona-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"events barcelona\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>La Merc\u00e8<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Celebrated on the 24th of September, <strong>La Merc\u00e8<\/strong> is an annual <strong>festival<\/strong> with religious origins, celebrating Mare de D\u00e9u de la Merc\u00e9, patron saint of the archdiocese of Barcelona. The event was created during the Middle Ages, when the population asked the Virgin\u2019s help to fight a plague of locusts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today<strong> La Merc\u00e8<\/strong> refers not only to the 24<sup>th<\/sup> of September, but the days that precede it, which are filled with activities. There are parades that feature paper mach\u00e9 giants, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gGAe6OaODyw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the <em>gegantets<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, <em>correfocs<\/em>, a parade that features a pyrotechnic display, the dance of the <em>Sardana<\/em>, concerts and the <em>castellers<\/em>, human towers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"59770\"\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: 140px;\">\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\">4.8<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">76<\/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>Barcelona is a city where there is always something to do. 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