{"id":77954,"date":"2016-10-20T17:03:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=77954"},"modified":"2016-11-22T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T10:30:53","slug":"all-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"All Saints Day in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whatever your<strong> faith<\/strong> is, or even if you don\u2019t believe in any deity, if you\u2019re staying in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> and have an interest in <strong>Spain\u2019s culture<\/strong> and <strong>traditions<\/strong>, the activities of <strong>All Saints Day<\/strong> (\u201cD\u00eda de Todos los Santos\u201d) will certainly be interesting for you to observe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Happening every year on <strong>November 1<\/strong>\u00a0(the day after Halloween), this <strong>traditional catholic holiday<\/strong> pays tribute, just like it says on the tin, to all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/religion-in-catalonia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>religion<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s saints \u2013 from the most famous to the most obscure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/halloween-and-castanyada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween and Castanyada in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/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\/all-saints\/#How_is_it_celebrated\" title=\"How is it celebrated?\">How is it celebrated?<\/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\/all-saints\/#Traditional_holiday_foods\" title=\"Traditional holiday foods\">Traditional holiday foods<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-saints\/#Opening_hours_during_All_Saints_Day\" title=\"Opening hours during All Saints Day\">Opening hours during All Saints Day<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_is_it_celebrated\"><\/span><strong>How is it celebrated?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_78052\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78052\" class=\" wp-image-78052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/candles-505053_640-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Pixabay\" width=\"211\" height=\"159\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All Saints Day is a solemn <strong>festival<\/strong> dedicated not only to the <strong>catholic saints<\/strong>, for also to remembering <strong>lost loved ones<\/strong>. For this reason, the Spanish people celebrate it by laying <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-best-florists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flowers<\/a><\/strong> on the graves of late family members and friends. Masses in honour of those who have passed will be performed in the Barcelona <strong>cemeteries<\/strong> several times during the day, in order to allow everyone the opportunity to attend. \u00a0Because a large number of people participate in this rituals, if you go around the city\u00a0on this day you should expect a lot of traffic, as well as flower vendors everywhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another staple of All Saints Day, in Barcelona and all over the country, is the performance of the play \u201cDon Juan Tenorio\u201d. You should be able to attend a session in several different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/6-theatres-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>theatres<\/strong><\/a> throughout the city, as well as in the Poblenou cemetery.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Traditional_holiday_foods\"><\/span><strong>Traditional holiday foods<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Spanish <strong>tradition<\/strong> wouldn\u2019t really be Spanish if <strong>food<\/strong> wasn\u2019t involved, would it? Your All Saints Day experience won\u2019t be complete unless you try some \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/castanyada-panellets-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Panellets<\/strong><\/a>\u201d &#8211; little pieces of cinnamon bread made with sugar, potatoes, almonds, eggs, pine nuts and cherries. How do you feel about roasted chestnuts? There\u2019s going to be a lot of them too, and you should definitely try them if you haven&#8217;t yet. They are delicious and very popular in both Spain and Portugal around this time of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-gastronomic-celebrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Catalan Gastronomic Celebrations<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opening_hours_during_All_Saints_Day\"><\/span><strong>Opening hours during All Saints Day<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_78056\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78056\" class=\" wp-image-78056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/church-535155_640-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Pixabay\" width=\"239\" height=\"179\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since All Saints Day is a <strong>national public holiday<\/strong> in Spain, most of the stores in Barcelona will be <strong>closed<\/strong>, with a few operating on a reduced schedule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tourist attractions will still be available to visit, but <strong>their hours might change<\/strong>, so you should check ahead of time. The same advice applies when it comes to restaurants and bars &#8211; only a few of them will be open, and most of those only for a portion of the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you going to be in Barcelona during <strong>All Saints Day<\/strong>? Don\u2019t forget to tell us all about your experience by using the comment box below. Independently of your cultural or religious background, we hope you enjoy this Spanish tradition and it helps enrich your Barcelona experience. 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