The Castanyada is a popular festival celebrated in Catalonia on All Saints' Day where people eat traditional foods like chestnuts, sweet potatoes, and panellets cakes. During the festival, an old woman figure called the castanyera sells hot toasted chestnuts wrapped in newspaper on the street, commemorating an ancient ritual festival of the dead like Halloween.

1. The “Castanyada” Marina Rocha

3. Like Halloween, its origins are in an ancient ritual festival of the dead.

5. She is an old woman wearing old clothes that sells hot toasted chestnuts wrapped in newspaper, on the street.

7. Sweet potatoes (they are cooked on oven and they are eaten with cinnamon or sugar)

8. Panellets (small round cakes, made mainly of marzipan)

9. Chestnuts

10. Sweet potatoes

11. Panellets

12. BON APPETIT!