Catalonia is an autonomous community located in northeastern Spain with four provinces: Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona. Its flag features red and yellow stripes and its official languages are Catalan and Spanish. Saint George's Day is celebrated annually on April 23rd in Catalonia and coincides with the Fair of the Book and the Rose, where men give women roses and receive books in return to commemorate Cervantes, while traditional Saint George's bread is also eaten.

1. Catalonia – Spain
23rd April

2. Catalonia is in
the North of
Spain. It’s got 4
provinces:
Barcelona,
Tarragona,
Lleida and
Girona.

3. The flag is red and yellow.
It has 4 red stripes and 5 The official languages are
yellow stripes. It’s called Catalan and Spanish.
“Senyera”.

4. English Catalan Spanish
Hello! Hola! Hola!
What’s your name? Com et dius? ¿Cómo te llamas?
My name is … El meu nom és … Mi nombre es …
Thank you! Gràcies! ¡Gracias!

5. Saint George’s day is always on the 23rd of April.

6. Saint George was a knight.
The legend says that he
killed a dragon, that
lived in a town called
Montblanc, in order to save
a princess.
He became the patron Saint
of Catalonia.

7. St. George's Day has been celebrated since 1436.
In Catalonia St. George's day coincides with the Fair
of the Book and the Rose.

8. On this day every man offers a rose to his loved one
(wife or fiancée), and in return she gives him a
book.
The book is in memory of Cervantes.
This custom
was started in 1926,
to commemorate Cervantes
death (author
of "Don Quijote").

9. Pupils write poems and stories because we celebrate a
literary contest. The winners get a rose.
We also organise a book exchange.

10. People eat “Saint George’s bread”. It is a type of
bread made with “sobrassada”, which is a Mallorcan
spicy pork sausage that can be spread. The bread
looks like the Catalan flag.
Sobrassada Saint George’s bread