Catalan Folklore

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• leaflet on Catalan Folklore (Catalan + French),File:54 1 ProgramaDEFINITIU.pdf

• Sant Jordi (Book Day and St. Valentine's):

http://www.gencat.cat/catalunya/santjordi/eng/llegenda.htm and http://www.gencat.cat/catalunya/santjordi/eng/llibres.htm

• Castells: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell

http://www.cccc.cat/galeria-multimedia and http://www.collajove.com/index.php (ask Ata & Pere!!!)

• Easter cake ("Mona" in Catalan): eaten on Easter Monday. See pictures: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BWVYJqQ8pV4/Rhl1e_7MvyI/AAAAAAAAAiE/Rlu6-n0C7rE/s320/monapasquatradicional.jpg (traditional) and http://www.gastronomiaycia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mona_pascua_catalana.jpg ("modern")

• Christmas: El Tió http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%C3%B3_de_Nadal (Tio's eating mystery solved: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKTzMp5Lqco) and El Caganer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer

• Catalan traditions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditions_of_Catalonia

• History of Catalonia: http://www.gencat.cat/catalunya/eng/historia.htm

• Catalan music: http://www.catalanmusictube.cat/