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Showing posts with label folklore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label folklore. Show all posts
August 22, 2021

Beasts of Barcelona - The Lion - El Lleo de la Ciutat

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  What better to resume Barcelona Photoblog's posting than showing one of the leading figures in our festivities and an important membe...
November 23, 2017

Becoming a Pubilla, An Ancestral Tradition in Catalonia

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Every year pubilles and hereus from all over Catalonia participate in a contest summoned by organizations that promote traditions of ...
December 04, 2012

Stick Dancers or Bastoners: Anklet with Bells Detail

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Catalan folklore feeds on ancient traditions lost in the common past of Mediterranean countries. Stick dance (Cat. Ball de Bastons ) was...
January 29, 2012

L'Ou Com Balla or The Dancing Egg, Barcelona Cathedral

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L'Ou Com Balla tradition at Barcelona Cathedral, Barri Gotic, Barcelona In the cloister of the Cathedral of Barcelona there is a b...
September 27, 2010

Catalan Pubilla and Dancing Partner

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There was a very similar image in Barcelona Photoblog of a young maiden or pubilla dancing in Monistrol, a town at the foot of Montserr...
October 05, 2009

Jota Players: Old Mates

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This image I rescued from my archives. Two jota players dressed in traditional costumes from the Spanish region of Aragon. I liked the expre...
January 27, 2009

Catalan Traditional Dress and Pubillas

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A Catalan woman wearing the traditional dress. You should know that there are some differences between the traditional garment and a pub...
October 13, 2008

Three Jota Singers From Aragon, Spain

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Following in the steps of yesterday's post about Festa Major de Vilapicina i La Torre Llobeta in Barcelona, today I show you three jota...
October 12, 2008

Jota Dancer from Aragon at Festa Major of Vilapicina and Torre Llobeta, Barcelona

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I have been taking pictures at the Festa Major de Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta , a sort of popular celebration. Each municipality in Barcel...
April 29, 2008

Colorful Bolivian Tinted Feather Hat, Moll de la Fusta, Barcelona, Spain

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At Moll de la Fusta (Barcelona Port, Spain) , there are these occasional parties organized by interracial non-profit agencies that we city d...
December 29, 2007

Ecuadorian Dancers Wearing Traditional Costumes

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These dancers wearing traditional costumes of Ecuador were part of an event organized in Nou Barris quarter some months ago. The picture I r...
October 13, 2007

Bolivian Dancers, NouBarris Quarter, Barcelona

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This is a group of Bolivian dancers with their colorful traditional costumes, in Nou Barris quarter, Barcelona. As part of an initiative by ...
October 01, 2007

Absent Minded Giant at Port Vell, Barcelona

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Oh Janet, no, not again! Hmm, bad joke! Hey, this is what happens when an absent minded giant or gegant is too busy holding the basket and ...
September 17, 2007

Giants in Catalonia: The Eagle

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This is a detail of an eagle , the eagle that represents the city. Yes, it is not a closeup on a small adornment but a figure taller than m...
May 29, 2007

Singers Rehearsing at Colonia Guell, Barcelona

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The day we visited Colonia Guell in the outskirts of Barcelona it was a complete surprise to come across these singers rehearsing in front o...
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