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Catalan Culture and Customs

Catalan cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.

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Sant Jordi
Saint George's Day, April 23rd, celebrated in Catalonia with gifts of books and roses
La Diada
Catalonia's National Day, September 11th
Castells
Human towers, a traditional Catalan practice performed at festivals
Sardana
A traditional Catalan circle dance
Caga Tió
A Christmas tradition in which a decorated log "poops" out small gifts when children hit it with a stick
Caganer
A traditional Catalan nativity scene figurine depicted defecating, added for good luck
Pa amb tomàquet
Bread rubbed with ripe tomato and olive oil, a Catalan table staple
Calçotada
A traditional feast centered on grilled calçots, a type of spring onion
Panellets
Traditional sweets, often made with marzipan and pine nuts, eaten around All Saints' Day
Correfoc
A "fire run," a festival tradition with fireworks and devil costumes
Gegants
Giant papier-mâché or wooden figures paraded during local festivals
Barretina
A traditional red woolen cap, a symbol of Catalan identity
Senyera
The Catalan flag, with four red stripes on a yellow background
Estelada
The unofficial flag with a star, associated with the Catalan independence movement
L'Estaca
A famous protest song by Lluís Llach, symbolic of resistance during Franco's dictatorship

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