The Feast of Saint Eulália
This party is also known as the Parades of the Giants.
The feast of Saint Eullia or "Las fiestas de Santa Eullia" is the biggest annual festival for children in Barcelona.The festival is also known as "La Laia" festival.The festival is held in the days around February the 12th.On February the 12th it is Santa Eullia's day.During this festival there are more than a hundred activities mostly for children.Typical for this festival is the Catalan parade of giants or "gegants".
As in many Spanish festivals music is very important.There are several performances of music schools, choirs and children orchestras.Also every year a photography competition for children is held, called "Foto Laia".
The story of the child virgin saint, Saint Eullia, is a gruel tale.The legend tells that Eullia was a 13 year old girl who lived in a farmhouse called "un mas".This farmhouse was located in what is now called the district of Sarria. At that time this farmhouse was located outside of the city of Barcelona in the countryside.The girl became a martyr in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of the emperor Diocletian for protesting against the persecution of Christians to the Roman consul.She got tortured for refusing to recant her Christian faith.The Romans subjected here to thirteen different and gruel tortures.One of those tortures was putting her naked into a barrel filled with glass and knives rolling it down a sloping street.This street can be visited in the Gothic quarter and is called "Baixada de Santa Eulalia".
Other tortures Eullia was subjected to was crucifying here on a cross, cutting off her breasts and other cruelties.She died in 303 on February the 12th. Her final torture was decapitation.Eullia is commemorated with many statues and street names.
The body of Eulalia was buried in the Santa Maria de les Arenes church.The church of Santa Maria del Mar replaced this church. You can find this church in the Born area of Barcelona.Her remains were hidden in 713 during the Moorish invasion.In 1339 the remains of her body were relocated to an alabaster sarcophagus in the crypt of the Barcelona church of Santa Eullia.Later they were moved to the crypt of the Cathedral in Barcelona where they remain to this day and you can see the remains in the crypt.
For every year of her live there's a goose in the Cathedral because also on the farmhouse were geese.Visit Barcelona and rent self catering apartements in Barcelona on this Web site.
The feast of Saint Eullia or "Las fiestas de Santa Eullia" is the biggest annual festival for children in Barcelona.The festival is also known as "La Laia" festival.The festival is held in the days around February the 12th.On February the 12th it is Santa Eullia's day.During this festival there are more than a hundred activities mostly for children.Typical for this festival is the Catalan parade of giants or "gegants".
As in many Spanish festivals music is very important.There are several performances of music schools, choirs and children orchestras.Also every year a photography competition for children is held, called "Foto Laia".
The story of the child virgin saint, Saint Eullia, is a gruel tale.The legend tells that Eullia was a 13 year old girl who lived in a farmhouse called "un mas".This farmhouse was located in what is now called the district of Sarria. At that time this farmhouse was located outside of the city of Barcelona in the countryside.The girl became a martyr in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of the emperor Diocletian for protesting against the persecution of Christians to the Roman consul.She got tortured for refusing to recant her Christian faith.The Romans subjected here to thirteen different and gruel tortures.One of those tortures was putting her naked into a barrel filled with glass and knives rolling it down a sloping street.This street can be visited in the Gothic quarter and is called "Baixada de Santa Eulalia".
Other tortures Eullia was subjected to was crucifying here on a cross, cutting off her breasts and other cruelties.She died in 303 on February the 12th. Her final torture was decapitation.Eullia is commemorated with many statues and street names.
The body of Eulalia was buried in the Santa Maria de les Arenes church.The church of Santa Maria del Mar replaced this church. You can find this church in the Born area of Barcelona.Her remains were hidden in 713 during the Moorish invasion.In 1339 the remains of her body were relocated to an alabaster sarcophagus in the crypt of the Barcelona church of Santa Eullia.Later they were moved to the crypt of the Cathedral in Barcelona where they remain to this day and you can see the remains in the crypt.
For every year of her live there's a goose in the Cathedral because also on the farmhouse were geese.Visit Barcelona and rent self catering apartements in Barcelona on this Web site.
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