{"id":88714,"date":"2017-07-12T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T08:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=88714"},"modified":"2017-07-12T10:57:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T08:57:15","slug":"the-catalan-donkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-catalan-donkey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catalan donkey: a symbol of Catalan culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many are familiar with the iconic bull that is known as the symbol<\/strong> of Spain: you see it on merchandise, on the large billboard when driving throughout the country, and as a big part of many cultural events<\/strong> during the year. However, you will notice that the Spanish bull<\/a> is absent in Catalonia<\/strong> and instead is replaced by a donkey<\/strong> that can be found on many bumper stickers and baseball caps. What does the donkey<\/strong> mean and what does it stand for, exactly?<\/p>\n

Related article:\u00a0What is the difference between Spanish and Catalan?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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