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Bonfires during the Nit de Sant Joan

Nit de Sant Joan: Catalonia’s most magical night

A person showing the king figurine and the broad bean hidden in the Tortell de Reis cake

How to celebrate Christmas like a Catalan: A guide to our quirkiest traditions

The Christmas market in front of the Sagrada Família

Christmas markets in Barcelona

A stall of roses on Sant Jordi's day

A guide to celebrating Sant Jordi: the day of books, roses, and love

Trees covered in snowed

Christmas in Catalonia: Special days, what to do and how we celebrate it

A tray with different kinds of panellets

Castanyada: What it is and how we celebrate the Catalan Halloween

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