This Weekend week I've been around Catalonia. The truth is that I had not planned to spend the National Day at home, but eventually dropped the case, and made me dream and everything:) All of Barcelona full of Senyera, and although I do not live there if I kept TV the main event of National Day in the Parc de la Ciutadella. For those who do not know, on National Day, 3 things are typical.
The first is that political parties (except Ciutadans, which must always take note), football clubs, associations, etc. will lay flowers at the monument to Rafael Casanova de Ronda San Pere. Usually an orchestra, and after leaving flowers, singing games Els Reapers (minus the PPC, which alomejor not you know the song ... that 'C' from his name, appear to be decorative).
The second is that in the Parc de la Ciutadella always done an act that lasts a couple of hours in the parade the Catalan police (espardenyes evening dress with blue), is sung Qty the Senyera, els Reapers, recited poetry, played some Sardana, etc. In short, a very nice ceremony.
The third thing is to hang a senyera typical of the balcony, and / or leave the senyera to give back to the Plaça Catalunya vueltecica Area, or go to any event. There have to be independence, although there is always a pair. Simply because other people leaving, to celebrate which is the dyad. That's it. The truth is that the senyera out the back I've only done a couple of times, but it was good.
leave here a photic Mataró senyera that hung on to celebrate the dyad. Behind it was an equal, making a total of a few feet of the flag, lol.
Why these three ways? Basically, the National Day commemorates the fall of Barcelona at the hands of the Bourbon troops (year 1714). For those who do not know, the red-separatist Catalans have a toddler hate the Bourbon monarchy which dates from that time. The area of \u200b\u200bthe Crown of Catalonia supported Carlos Aragon III as successor of Charles II of Spain, not Felipe V. That cost us a war and something called 'Decree of Nova Planta', who came to abolish all Catalan institutions, closed a few universities and imposed the Castilian language. Rafael Casanova At that time held the highest office of government in Barcelona. On the final assault on the Bourbon troops, September 11 , Casanova went to the wall with the flag of Santa Eulalia, according to tradition, could only be removed at the time that Barcelona is in great danger. During the assault he was wounded by a bullet in the thigh.
Hence the wreath, and that the dyad is the 11. Ale, is now the tirade ... For more information see the wikipedia
