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Plot Your Calendar with Barcelona Festivals

Posted by: sandraaliman on: August 7, 2008

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Barcelona is a Cosmopolitan city known with its tantalizing beauty and great atmosphere. The city has a unique charm that attracts a lot of visitors and tourist. Barcelona is recognized as the 2nd largest city of Spain from which the city has become the business core of Catalonia. With lots of Hoteles de Negocios Barcelona, the place has become the meeting point of big businessmen. Barcelona has a lot of attractions to offer with their visitors. Perhaps, you can’t see even a single corner or area in Barcelona that is disgusting. It has a lot of beautiful town squares and museums. Aside from their impressive town squares, the place is also bounded with artistic and beautiful Centre Barcelona Hotels from which tourists wouldn’t have to be in troubled upon looking for a desired hotel accommodation and lodging in Barcelona. With all the good things Barcelona has to offer with its visitors, one of the many reasons why Barcelona has become a top listed place for tourism is due to the city’s regard on Festivals and some cultural events. The city is prosperous, vibrant and very captivating. Anyone who wishes for an enchanting trip should have lead their way to Barcelona and plot over their calendars all the events and festivals that they may enjoy upon staying in the place. The following are the events and popular festivals in Barcelona:

  • Procession of the 3 Kings (January 5)

Is a procession from port Vell wherein the “Magos” is being marched around the town tossing candies to the young children and the old.

  • Carnaval, Mardi Gras, Fat teusday (February 3)

Is a very fun event in Barcelona with a warm heart and party mood. The city is covered by masked balls and a procession full of creativity. The people made this event offering their heart and soul to the kingdom of Carnestoltes.

  • Semana Santa/ Holy week Marathon (March 20-27)

An event that gives honor to the sacrifices of Jesus Christ from which during Easter Sunday, children are having fun hunting for eggs and the people were all having fun in beach.

  • Sant Jordi (April 23)

The most beautiful Holiday in Barcelona, which is the Anniversary of St. Goerge, the Patron Saint of Catalonia.

  • Sant Ponc (May 11)

Barcelona Hospitals is lined with stallselling honey, herbs, candied fruits, perfumes, herbal wines and other natural products.

  • Corpus Christi (June)
  • Fiesta Major (August 15-21)

Is celebrated with live music performance and street events.

  • La Merce (September 19-24)

Is celebrated in the honor of La Merce, Patroness of Barcelona.

  • St. Stephen’s Day (December 26)

A prolonged celebration for Christmas from which is celebrated by a family lunch.

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1 Response to "Plot Your Calendar with Barcelona Festivals"

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