{"id":97048,"date":"2022-03-28T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=97048"},"modified":"2022-04-07T13:37:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T11:37:36","slug":"spanish-traditions-in-catalonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/spanish-traditions-in-catalonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Traditions in Catalonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spain is a diverse country full of nuances, with coexisting communities consisting of different languages and lifestyles,&nbsp; causing Spain to be one of the most culturally rich countries in Europe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each autonomous region, in its own right, enjoys ancestral traditions and festivities that take place exclusively in their territory, such as the <\/span><b>celebrations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Casta\u00f1ada, T\u00edo and l\u2019Ou com bella, all of whi ch have been celebrated in Catalonia for centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104539\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104539 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104539\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104539' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-7.jpg\" class=\"slider-104539 slide-104540\" alt=\"touristic apartments in barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio turismo inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the region celebrates not only original Catalan customs, but also national traditions that take place all throughout the country. Today in this article from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\"><b>ShBarcelona<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;we will be telling you about the number of Spanish traditions celebrated in Catalonia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-100575529-13075473\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-100575529-13075473\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/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\/spanish-traditions-in-catalonia\/#Spanish_culture_in_Catalan_lands\" title=\"Spanish culture in Catalan lands\">Spanish culture in Catalan lands<\/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\/spanish-traditions-in-catalonia\/#Three_Kings_Day_-_Christmas_traditions_in_Catalonia\" title=\"Three Kings Day &#8211; Christmas traditions in Catalonia\">Three Kings Day &#8211; Christmas traditions in Catalonia<\/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\/spanish-traditions-in-catalonia\/#Semana_Santa_-_Easter\" title=\"Semana Santa &#8211; Easter\">Semana Santa &#8211; Easter<\/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\/spanish-traditions-in-catalonia\/#Nochevieja_-_New_Years_Eve\" title=\"Nochevieja &#8211; New Year&#8217;s Eve\">Nochevieja &#8211; New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spanish_culture_in_Catalan_lands\"><\/span>Spanish culture in Catalan lands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Three_Kings_Day_-_Christmas_traditions_in_Catalonia\"><\/span>Three Kings Day &#8211; Christmas traditions in Catalonia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first of the centenary traditions that takes place in Spain (as well as in Catalonia) with great splendor is the night of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dia-de-los-reyes-magos-the-three-wise-men-day\/\">Three Wise Men<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>and the subsequent <strong>Three Kings Day<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70324\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70324\" class=\"wp-image-70324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/3-kings.jpg\" alt=\"los reyes magos in barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"284\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-70324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This festival, which commemorates the visit of the <\/span>three wise men<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the baby Jesus a few weeks before his birth with gifts, became more of a festival for children in the 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century, similar to the tradition of Saint Nicholas celebrated in other countries. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever since then, on the night of January 5 when the children are sleeping is when the Three Wise Men visit all the homes and leave gifts that the children have asked for in letters that they left&nbsp; days before. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_108053\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108053\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gift-ge5aad65dd_640.jpg\" alt=\"wrapped gift\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-108053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly to Christmas, children receive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-buy-great-gifts-for-kids-in-barcelona\/\"><b>gifts<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if they\u2019ve behaved well during the year, and those who are misbehaved receive coal. Generally, the Three Kings are fairly indulgent in their gift-giving. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January 6 is a festival day and is celebrated with family, where children can enjoy their gifts and eat&nbsp;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tortel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the special dessert prepared for the holiday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/biggest-celebrations-in-barcelona\/\">celebration<\/a><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;of Father Christmas during December becomes more popular in Spain each year, the <\/span><b>celebration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Three Kings Day will not be fading from the forefront of Spanish tradition anytime soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" rel=\"nofollow\">Find your next holiday accommodation in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Semana_Santa_-_Easter\"><\/span>Semana Santa &#8211; Easter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another important tradition in Catalonia and the rest of Spain is&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/enjoy-easter-in-barcelona\/\"><b>Semana Santa<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or Holy Week. This is the commemoration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth at the hands of the Romans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most impressive and important parts of this holiday are the processions that take place all throughout the country, including in Barcelona, with the most fascinating and ornate ones taking place in Sevilla, M\u00e1laga and Valladolid. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, the processions in these three cities have been named a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_108054\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108054\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/palm-sunday-g36d6c4119_640.jpg\" alt=\"easter parade with Jezus\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-108054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These processions transport different images related to the passion and death of Christ, with characteristic steps and accompanying traditional music. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the streets where the procession travels, full of tourists and devout Catholics, resound spontaneous songs called <em>saetas<\/em> and praises that fill the air with a sense of solemnity and emotion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is celebrated after the first full moon following the spring equinox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-100575529-13075473\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-100575529-13075473\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related article: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/halloween-and-castanada-know-the-difference\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Halloween and Casta\u00f1ada &#8211; Know The Difference<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nochevieja_-_New_Years_Eve\"><\/span>Nochevieja &#8211; New Year&#8217;s Eve<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last tradition celebrated throughout Spain happens the night of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-and-spanish-traditions-in-new-years-eve\/\"><b>Nochevieja<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or New Year\u2019s Eve. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To celebrate the new year at midnight of December 31, Spaniards, including Catalans, sit in front of the television to watch the twelve bells toll and eat a grape for each stroke of midnight. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97043\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97043\" class=\"wp-image-97043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-years-eve-114011_1280.jpg\" alt=\"fireworks\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-97043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tradition has been documented since the late 19th century<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bells are traditionally rung at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, and, according to the more superstitious, if you don\u2019t eat your twelve grapes before the twelve tolls of the bells at midnight (another <strong>food tradition in Catalonia<\/strong>), you will have bad luck throughout the year \u2013 just be careful not to choke!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" rel=\"nofollow\">Short-term rentals via ShBarcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>What do you think of these Spanish traditions in Catalonia?<br \/>\nTell us about the one you like the most!<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"97048\"\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: 0px;\">\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            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain is a diverse country full of nuances, with coexisting communities consisting of different languages and lifestyles,&nbsp; causing Spain to be one of the most culturally rich countries in Europe. Each autonomous region, in its own right, enjoys ancestral traditions and festivities that take place exclusively in their territory, such as the celebrations of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":107253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[615],"tags":[5062,1006,9894],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97048"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108055,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97048\/revisions\/108055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}