Showing posts with label Catalonia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catalonia. Show all posts
Thursday, 23 April 2026

CELEBRATING SAINT GEORGE'S DAY IN NOTTING HILL, LDN

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What do Sant Boi de Llobregat and London have in common? Many things, but perhaps the most important is that Catalonia and England share...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024

LLUÍS COMPANYS, THE EXECUTED CATALAN PRESIDENT

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Today, The Grandma wants to remember and homage Lluís Companys i Jover , the President of Catalonia who was executed by firing squad in...
Sunday, 23 June 2024

'LA FLAMA DEL CANIGÓ', FIRE THAT JOINS CATALAN LANDS

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June 23. The Grandma is going to participate in one of her favourite traditions, La Flama del Canigó .   Every year, she participates...
Wednesday, 24 April 2024

SAINT GEORGE, THE TRADITION BECOMES POPULAR

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Today, The Fosters and The Grandma have continued celebrating Saint George , and preparing their A2 Cambridge Exam working some aspect...
Tuesday, 23 April 2024

APRIL 23-SAINT GEORGE, BOOKS & ROSES IN CATALONIA

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Today is Saint George , the favourite Grandma 's day. It is a beautiful festivity, especially if you live in Catalonia , because Catala...
Sunday, 20 November 2022

TROUBADOURS & TROBAIRITZES, OCCITAN LYRIC POETRY

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Today, The Grandma has been reading about the troubadours , the composers and performers of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Midd...
Saturday, 23 April 2022

SANT JORDI, UNKNOWN ORIGINS & VENERATED PATRON

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Today, The Grandma has received the wonderful visit of their closest friends Claire Fontaine , Joseph de Ca'th Lon , Tonyi Tamaki , L...
Friday, 5 November 2021

ENJOY BESALÚ & SANT FELIU DE PALLEROLS WITH MAYTE

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Today, The Grandma has received wonderful news of Mayte , one  of her closest friends, who is spending some days in Besalú and Sant Feliu ...