It is said that the Catalans are very scatological people. That is to say, lots of their traditions revolve around obscenity. There are two main traditions in Catalonia at Christmas time that are scatological. The first one is a little man called the caganer. He is a small character who is hidden in the Catalan …
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The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plane…?
Let’s start with the fact that IT IS A LIE that it doesn’t rain in Spain! Having expected to come to Spain to enjoy glorious amounts of sunshine and nothing else, I am almost pleasantly surprised that is rains here too (DUH). However, what I did not expect was the AMOUNT of rain and how …
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The Ebro Delta and Catalonian Protests (Week 3 in Spain)
Let me start by apologising for the radio silence over the last two weeks, I have been so busy! Especially last week, where my attention was mainly drawn to the protests that have been taking place Catalonia-wide. These were sparked following the sentencing of the Catalonian politicians who organised the independence referendum in 2017, which …
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Fresca como una lechuga bien frotada 