Tradition and culture INS Castell dels Templers 2015

1. Curs 2014-2015
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2. We celebrate the New Year
Eve eating twelve grapes,
one at every chime
Eve eating twelve grapes,
one at every chime

3. We celebrate the visit of the
Three Wise Man with a big
parade and we eat the
Three Wise Man with a big
parade and we eat the
traditional Tortell de Reis.

4. There are some typical
choirs that sing Caramelleschoirs that sing Caramelles
all Eastern days.

5. Last Monday of Easter we
celebrate La Mona going to thecelebrate La Mona going to the
countryside in family or with
friends where we eat our
traditional cake.

6. It is not a holiday but there
are many festive activitiesare many festive activities
everywhere.
There are stalls
of books and
roses and it’s our
lovers’ daylovers’ day
instead of Saint
Valentine.

7. It is not a holidayIt is not a holiday
but there are
many festive
activities
everywhere.

8. The main festivity of the
city for the patron saintcity for the patron saint
Sant Anastasi. There are
concerts, parades and
parties everywhere.

9. We celebrate the shortest
night of the year lightingnight of the year lighting
bonfires and eating the
traditional cake.

10. We celebrate the
assumption of Mary. It is theassumption of Mary. It is the
main holiday of summer
with open-air parties in
many villages.

11. National day of Catalonia.
There’s a big demostration in
Barcelona and people hungs
There’s a big demostration in
Barcelona and people hungs
tha Catalan flag in their
windows and balconies.

12. It’s the second patron saint
of Lleida. There's anof Lleida. There's an
international exhibition of
agriculture and machinery.
It’s one of the most
important of Europe.

13. National day of Spain. We
celebrate the Hispanity in the
anniversary of Columbus
celebrate the Hispanity in the
anniversary of Columbus
discovery of America.

14. We celebrate All Saints day
visiting the cemeteries andvisiting the cemeteries and
putting flowers in our relatives
tombs. We eat panellets.

15. We celebrate the approval of
the Spanish Constitution.the Spanish Constitution.

16. It is celebrated in Spain since
1585 and it is the patron1585 and it is the patron
saint of the Spanish Army.

17. On Christmas Eve,
children are gifted by thechildren are gifted by the
Soca after biting it singing
a traditional tune.

18. In Catalonia we have a
second Christmas day. It’s
common to eat cannelloni
second Christmas day. It’s
common to eat cannelloni
made with the leftovers of
the Christmas meal and
attend the Concert with
traditional music and carols.

19. Professional sectors and patron saints
GARDENING CARPENTRY BUILDING ADMINISTRATION HAIRDRESSING PLUMBERY
SAINT
FIACRE
30th August
Irish monk
with
reputed skill
with
SAINT
JOSEPH
19th March
Saint Joseph
was a
carpenter
too.
SAINT
ANTHONY
OF PADOVA
13th June
Builders
organize
meetings
and contests
SAINT MARK
25th April
Writer of
one of the
Bible
Gospels, he
SAINT
MARTIN DE
PORRES
3rd Novemb
He was
hairdresser
himself in
his youth.
SANT
ELIGIUS
1st Decemb
Expert
goldsmith, is
the patron
saint of allwith
medicinal
plants.
too. and contests
that day.
Gospels, he
died on this
day.
his youth. saint of all
trades
related.

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21. Enjoy your working daysEnjoy your working days