We went shopping in Tarragona this morning. In the curtain shop we were served by a nun in a mini-skirt. At the hypermarket, a red-nosed clown was directing traffic, a black cat was pushing a trolley, and parents were accompanied by a variety of fairies, princesses, pirates and super-heroes. Yes, …
One of the fun activities each year in the Summer Fiesta of Mora d’Ebre is the fancy- dress communal bike ride! Back in 2008 we decided to join in and now we can’t stop! (“We” being me, my neighbour Bev and her sister who often visits for fiesta week) Our …
Bones Festes a Tothom! Have a great fiesta everyone! For the entire programme in Catalan see the website of Mora d’Ebre Town Hall Tuesday 21st 17.00h Placa de Baix – Games for 10-15 yr olds ( particpants enter names by 20th at the Ajuntament) 21.30 Placa de Baix – fun …
“The Splendour of a 16th Century City” the promotions proclaim and it truly is! For a few days each year at the end of July the City of Tortosa is transformed as it recalls its past in a Festival that has been accredited as a “Festival of National Tourist Interest” …
So, you think life in rural Spain is pretty quiet do you? Not much going on? Bit boring perhaps? Well, you’d be surprised! There’s barely a month goes by without some fiesta or celebration going on somewhere. But in the summer from the smallest village to the major cities – …
Now can you imagine 600 or so people turning out in England on a Sunday morning at the end of February for a communal outdoor breakfast of a sardine sarnie and red-wine? Nah! Me neither! But that is exactly what we did this morning here in Catalonia, Spain. Throughout the …
Let’s get right to the point:- in my Catalan/English dictionary “Caga” is translated as “shit” and “El Caganer” is translated as “the shitter”. As you’ll see that’s not at all offensive to the Catalans but as those words may sound offensive to some let’s settle on the words “poop” and …
Health & Safety eat your heart out! In Britain they would collapse under the weight of Risk Assessments before they finally decided to ban it!…… ……It was our first Fiesta Mayor in Catalonia. 10 days of party and entertainment and tonight there was to be something called a “Correfoc”. We …
(There are links to the 2012 programme in English and Catalan at the bottom of this post) “Three Visions, One World” is the slogan associated with the Mora Morisca festival held each year in Mora d’Ebre. The Morisca is definitely one of my favourite fiesta weekends and so it must …
On the second Sunday in June Miravet holds its annual Cherry Fiesta in the large square by the riverside -Plaza del Arenal. Its fabulous location by the River Ebro, the Castle of Miravet looking down from above and great atmosphere makes this a popular fiesta for both tourists and the …